Rocky Mountain National Park is our 10th National Park, founded in 1915.
Outskirts of Estes Park, Colorado as seen from US Highway 36 East
Estes Park is in a valley between where this photo was taken and the next closest mountain.
Rocky Mountain National Park
To get to Rocky Mountain National Park's East entrance, you must come through Estes Park. It is a pretty valley town chocked full of tourists. We went to Safeway (a grocery store chain) just before 5pm. That was a big mistake.
Tight turn in the road ahead!
The kiddos
We stopped at a picnic spot and had lunch.
Bear with her sandwich
Tobster with his
After sight-seeing all of Rocky Mountain National Park, we headed back to our campsite. The next day we packed up our camper and began driving home, stopping in Great Bend, Kansas overnight. We arrived home Saturday afternoon safe and sound!
It has been really great (and really nerve wracking) to tell you about our long vacation. We have never been away from home for this long. It was quite an experience. One I hope will be repeated with more National Parks next summer! Thanks for all your upvotes and kind words. I appreciate every one of you.