The road is closed in the winter due to snow and had just opened on Saturday for the season.... weather permitting.
Hubba and I have taken the trip once before, but wanted to see the walls of snow. So after the BolderBoulder and a nap on Memorial Day, we went out.
In Estes Park and at in the lower levels of Rocky Mountain National Park it was shorts and t-shirt weather, but above tree-line we were wearing down-sweaters and knit-hats.
The elevation and topography can be disorienting. Even for us Coloradoans, an extra mile above sea level is significant. ;-)
I'm so happy to be living in this part of the world. :-)
We spent a long weekend in Denver a few years ago. Had a blast, but oh god did the elevation do a number on me! I know that with enough time I'll adapt (I spent a summer in the Ecuador mountains as a teenager), but the weekend itself just wasn't long enough.
ReplyDeleteI recall a visit to Colorado in August where we were sliding down snow patches still left on the mountain sides as we wore short sleeves and some had on shorts. What fun!
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