Rocky Mt. National Park: hike with side comments on the Denver Zoo and the 'White Wonder'

A beautiful blue bird (blue jay?) that graced us with its presence as we left the park. This story will be told backwards.
A close up of the Elk herd we say as we left the park- at least 150 Elk were a part of the herd.
More Elk! Amazing animals with a call that sounds like a squeaking door or cat mewing.
This land is mighty beautiful!
John and I take a break... we have not hiked much these days, but are excited to get back into it!
We are pushing each other on a frozen lake... John wins this game as I am 1/2 his size. Force is in his favor on the near frictionless surface.
One happy hiker! :)
Paige is out playing on the ice-lake with us. We had the area to ourselves since it is not the tourist season and there is the hazard of falling into waist deep snow on the trail!

We also went to the Denver Zoo last week because it was FREE DAY! We went with some friends with small children and I think that is the best way to see Zoos (with kids!). The park was pretty crowded and it was a job just to keep everyone together (children have the ability to dart between peoples legs and move a hyper speeds). I was most interested in the Anteater.

We have said good bye to the White Wonder, she was a good car that served me well through 1/2 of undergrad and graduate school. I hope that her parts go to help charity and other people continue on their way. Now all that is left is to get 'mom car' registered in Colorado!