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Rocky Mountain National Park
The Rockies were neat, but almost a letdown after all the fun we had in Yellowstone. The weather was just a bit nippy, but it didn't rain too hard while we were there, so we were happy.
Here's
Amy at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. This park is
different in that it takes reservations for its campsites (Yellowstone
is first come, first served). We had our reservations back in May or
June for our August trip and just barely got in!
If you spend much time at all in RMNP, you really should go hiking as much as you can. Beautiful sights like Emerald Lake await you high up in the mountains. The trip up there will get you pretty winded though! We didn't spend too much time in the Rockies, so the trail to Emerald Lake was the only hiking trail we hiked on this trip. It is definitely worth the effort.
Take the rough trail that goes up the mountains to the visitor center
if you get a chance. It wasn't difficult at all to navigate (my family
used to tackle it in our motorhome!). But it's a lot of fun and gives
you a small taste of off-roading! This picture was taken as we climbed
up in our Chevrolet Blazer.
South Dakota page
Yellowstone National Park page
Rocky Mountain National Park page
Telluride and Ouray off-road trails
