Monday at RMNP

Sunday was another gorgeous day, sunny and cool. Only 1C in the morning, but up to 18C later in the day. We decided to not do much hiking that day (still recovering from the day before), so went for another drive though the park, taking the Trail Ridge Road over to the other side to a little town called Grand Lake.

 

After a leisurely afternoon, we went elk-viewing again. The bulls are starting to show rutting behavior, some gathering up cows, others sizing each other up, with some pushing and shoving. Apparently the rut will heat up over the next couple of weeks.

We went on a short hike right from the c.g. today, to Sprague Lake. Here's the view from our c.g. entrance:

Sprague Lake is a lovely little lake: