Last night had some very gusty winds, but otherwise ok. Today is a beautiful day, mostly sunny and 24C at 10am.
This morning we drove to Rocky Mountain Natl Park, and booked a site in the Glacier Basin campground. We booked for 5 nights, so we'll have a base for the holiday weekend.
Once set up in the park we took a (free) shuttle bus ride around the park to get oriented:
Then drove around a bit on our own, stopping for some short hikes and views. What a gorgeous park!
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Late in the afternoon we went to a scenic lookoff, hoping to see elk. We only saw a couple, but one of them was a very large bull in his prime, and he put on a real show for us. Attacking bushes, making himself a wallow and oh-so-attractive to a female elk. Glad we were a ways away and upwind. Some people got very close up, way too close to a rutting bull, until several park rangers went after the offenders.
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| The bull crossed that river bridge close to the spectators |
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| Now the elk moved along the fence, away from the people |
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| He was large! |
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