Colorado, Days 2-3: Nothing/Rocky Mountain National Park

Our second day was rather uneventful since we were both so exhausted. After a full day of work, an all-nighter with 17 hours of driving, and a concert until late, Mark and I were not prepared to do anything other than lay around and relax. I spent the day catching up on reading (currently enjoying An Inconvenient Book by Glenn Beck) while Mark spent approximately 9 hours creating a "fashionable" home on The Sims 2. Now then, onto day 3.

We set out for Rocky Mountain National Park early in the morning, and spent most of the day in the park. The journey to the park itself was breathtaking, with remarkable views from Boulder all the way into the mountains. We essentially drove all the way around the park on Highway 34, stopping at various overlooks and attempting a challenging hike to Timber Lake. We hiked for about 4 miles before reaching an impasse; the trail stopped and was blocked by snow drifts anywhere from 4-8 feet deep. Check out some photos after the break.

This is pretty much the first thing we saw- Longs Peak (14,259 ft.).

This photo was taken from an overlook at approximately 11,000 ft. above sea level. The large peak on the left is Mount Ida (12,880 ft.).

Mark and I asked this old chap to take a photo of us in front of Mount Julian (12,928 ft.) and I'm pretty sure he thought we were gay. It was kind of an awkward moment... hahaha.

Timber Creek swelled with all the runoff. This photo was taken about an hour before the trail stopped and the massive snow drifts began.

We made it back to the car without falling off a mountain... hooray!

Green Mountain (10,313 ft.) shot as the sun was setting and we were on our way out of the park.

I think this is an elk and Mark thinks this is a moose. At any rate, this thing was larger than our car and probably could have killed us. This shot was taken about 2 miles from the exit.

Now we are home, I am tired, and there is nothing on TV.

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