EstesPark, CO May 2006
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Tracy's Tumbleweed Travels--Estes Park May 2006

It was time for a roadtrip! Nick, Nat & I took off for a long weekend. The wind blew us all the way up to Estes Park, Colorado.

 

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Backseat Nat

 

Backseat Nick

The Stanley Hotel (aka...the hotel where Stephen King wrote part of "The Shining")

No...we did NOT stay there.  Not because we were scared, but because it is rather "pricey".

My beautiful daughter...Natalie...she looks so much more relaxed than just a month ago.

My handsome son, Nick -- he keeps us laughing.

Cool waters run through town...

Look, it's a Moose on the LOOSE! NO...wait...it's really an ELK!

Roadside Moose--I mean ELK--grazing.  Why is it that "MOOSE" is so much more fun to say than "ELK"?

Layers of Life at Horseshoe Park Viewing point.

The "VIEW" at Horseshoe Park Viewing point.

Having some fun...

Breathtaking...

A mountain storm is brewing.

Forest Canyon Glacial Landscape.

Tundra Patterns.

Vibrant color and texture.

Cliff rock perspective.

I'm sunk--knee deep.  The snow gave way to many of us as we walked out to the viewing area (see photo where Nick is on top of the world).

OK...so it's definitely not my *best* look. I've got hat head from wearing my cap all day. AND...my jacket and t-shirt are loose & bulking forward because I just recovered from the *drop* sinking of my right leg into the snow!  Still, it was fun!!!

Nick is on top of the world!

Mr. Marmot, the varmit entertained us.  Actually, we saw lots of them which is fairly rare since they burrow the majority of their lives.  Click here for Marmot info you will probably never need to know.

The ice melts and interesting colors and textures emerge.

More interesting texture and color taken in close proximity to the photo at left.

Mr. Marmot slinks away in disgust!