(Glenn) We left early in Fort Collins and rode to Rocky Mountain National Park. This was one of the first national parks I had ever visited about ten years ago. When we visited here last time on the motorcycle there was so much snow on the ground and the alpine visitors center at the top of the mountain was almost totally covered by snow. The park was still very impressive today ,but I told Cathy it almost seemed like a different park with no snow present. I hiked up a trail to the highest point near the Alpine Visitors Center which at first appearance did not look too bad....but at 12,000 feet elevation it took a lot out of me (Cathy decided to pass on this trail). We later had a "fancy" picnic of boiled eggs, spicy cheezits, yogurt, and water but our view was the best. We are staying at a bed and breakfast (The Silk Pincushion) in Golden, Colorado and we enjoyed a tour of the Coors Brewing Company before dinner downtown. We will sleep here again tomorrow after a road trip to Leadville, CO in the morning.
(Cathy) I did pass on this hike. Not much oxygen, Glenn said I would have turned back quickly.lol. Glenn took so long I finally went outside to see if I was in the wrong place. I saw him coming down the hill by his walk, I couldn't see a face, just that little John Wayne type swagger.