Fall outing?? Feels more like winter!

For the up coming weekend (10/08) we planned to spend a nice fall Saturday at RMNP, watching the elk and viewing the colors. The weather was not as accommodating as we had hoped. We woak to grey drizzly skies and reports of snow in Estes Park. We thought about staying home and dong nothing but figured why not? Lets go! 

It was kind of a magical winter world with all the colors of fall. I miss living in the mountains sometimes. We had fun, ate our picnic lunch in the van, watched & listened to the elk, tried not to get stuck in the muddy ditch, and Justin even did a little fly fishing along a very snowy river! So glad we made the trip.  

I was hoping to get a good family portrait on this trip... We'll have to try again later. 

 

 Here we are at Bear Lake, elevation 9450. Not a very long trail to hike up from the parking lot. But in the slippery snow it was interesting. The kids basically slid their way back to the car. (not really sure why I included the elevation!)

 

 That would be 3 wild turkeys! What a surprise, didn't realize they lived in the park.