Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Rocky Mountain National Park

Matthew and I decided to take a babymoon to see Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado.  Colorado has so many beautiful places to see and explore, and we heard that this park was not one to miss.  I love being with my husband and us exploring new sights together, even when his idea of adventure is a little more hardcore than mine!  He's been very accommodating to this 25 wk pregnant woman.

This is where we stayed at the Sage Inn Motel in Estes Park, CO.  It was so clean, cozy, and affordable!

Pizza dinner date in Boulder the night before.  We truly believe this is the best pizza we have ever had!


Downtown Boulder, CO

Herd of elk in the road the next morning


It was very windy and cold at first, but the sun came out later for an absolutely beautiful day.

Some of the beautiful scenery in RMNP


Matthew and me as we embark on our 4 mile hike from Bear Lake to Bierstadt Lake and back

We decided to bring baby Will along for the hike.  He did great!  He was probably much warmer than we were.

Thanks for the heads up!

The beautiful scenery made enduring the morning winds all worthwhile.


My handsome adventurer

We were quickly made aware of our still-southern naivete when we thought we would bring our fishing poles along for the weekend adventure.  Apparently you also need an ice pick!

Love the shadows and mountain backdrop

This was a lake at one point.  Guess we're not fishing today!

Matthew's car shot

Frozen lake on drive back into Boulder

Leaving the mountains on the way back to Colorado Springs

6 comments:

  1. What fun, looks like you guys are enjoying Colorado! Happy pregnancy to you! :)

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  2. You can see why we love RMNP! Can't wait to get back there the end of the month and do some snowshoeing. Our house in Estes Park is behind schedule, otherwise I'd be going out next week. Are you sure you want to leave the awesome state of Colorado?

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  3. It is a beautiful state for sure. We will miss it. Unfortunately the Army doesn't give us much of a choice - lol. They sort of own us financially for the next few years. So excited about Heath and Megan's big day!!

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  4. We did this hike this summer! We still had to cross a small patch of snow even in late July! So glad y'all are enjoying CO!

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    1. Cool! Yeah it's been awesome! Should find out this month where the next location will be. Hope you are still enjoying TX and keep me posted on the house hunt!

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