Saturday, October 22, 2011

Rocky Mountain National Park

We had a wonderful time today at Rocky Mountain National Park, just outside of Estes Park. We stopped by the ranger station and picked up Junior Ranger booklets for the kids and watched a short movie. We then drove around a bit, searched for a beaver dam, saw more elk and worked on Enoch's and Kate's Junior Ranger booklets (which we did finish).
The best part of the day came when we visited the Alluvial Flood Fan (I think that is the name of it). About 30 years ago, there was a massive flood that took out a huge swath of mountain. Left behind was a waterfall and boulders. Oh my goodness! The boys had the most amazing time climbing and exploring. I was convinced that I would never see Gavin again. He hiked so high and disappeared for quite a while. He did make it back safely. Enoch didn't go as high (remember he is terrified of heights), but he also did some exploring. Kate climbed some boulders, but stayed close to Dad.
We had a wonderful time - probably the highlight of the trip for Gavin and Enoch. It was very cold, but we still had so much fun.
Later that afternoon, we stopped by a park that we passed driving into town. The weather was warmer and with the sun out, it was quite pleasant. The kids loved to run and play. Really, again, why do we go on vacations when our kids would have just as much fun at the park? Kate liked the swings, Enoch was everywhere and went on everything (even getting his head stuck in some random round thing) and Gavin and Greg played with the kids.
We had a great day. We were all tired and slept well. Except Mom. Who slept with Kate. I eventually dragged a blanket to the foot of the bed and slept there because Kate was so active and kept kicking me. Oh well.

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