Alluvial Fan on Fall River

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View from up top

Fall River in Horseshoe Park

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A new road crosses the boulder field.

Alluvial Fan on Fall River

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Lawn Lake broke in 1982 carrying these boulders down hundreds of yards and flooding the town of Estes Park in four feet of mud. It washed out Horseshoe Falls and a number of campers on the river drowned.

Cool waters

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Rocky streambed

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Soporific sounds

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Picture of relaxation

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Hungry Jay

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Reading and snoozing

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Hammock time

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Endo Campground

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We found a quiet place by the river.

On the way to Old Fall River Road

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Stream by the road

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Bottoms up!

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Three ducks came by feeding on the bottom.

Shy hopper

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Spotted along the lake trail by Big Bear Lake

Sweet Girl

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Roadside color

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Here comes the rain

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Each afternoon the clouds darkened and the wind picked up.

Long's Peak in distance

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View of Moraine Park

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Berries

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Tired trekker

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Pix taken by A along the trail

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On lake trail

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This gentle walk is wheelchair accessible.

Bear Lake

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We met a nice couple from Oregon who had just dropped their son off at UT in Austin. When they saw my longhorn cap they were eager to tell us what a clean and friendly place Austin was.

Hallet's Peak and Flattop Mountain

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On the Continental Divide at 12,000 feet

Long's Peak from Bear Lake

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A fourteener Ethan climbed over 10 years ago

Hallet Peak across Bear Lake

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Bear Lake

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On our way back down the trail

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View from falls

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Ain't she cute!

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Tired but smiling

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Close-up

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The roar was outstanding!

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On the edge

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Before he scaled the rocks

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Log over the falls

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First view of Alberta Falls

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The roar was stupendous.

Beauty everwhere we turned

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Conversation on the trail

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Glacier Creek

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Bells

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A was using her camera macro feature for some close-up shots.

One of many falls on Glacier Creek

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Ferns and T

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Our walking sticks doubled as monopods for the cameras.

Cutie on footbridge

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The trails in Rocky Mountain National Park are well maintained.

Trailside flowers

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Crossing a stream

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Ready to hike

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The rain departed, so we are ready to hike up to Alberta Falls.

Picnic lunch in the rain

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We were stranded in the Glacier Basin parking lot for lunch and some after-lunch knitting.