Rocky Mountain National Park (6 of 7 Entries)
There are two roads into the park. The Old Fall River Road winds along the river. We took the Trail Ridge Road, which is the highest continuous paved highway in America, topping out at 12,183 feet above sea level.
Our first stop was Bear Lake, which is at the end of Trail Ridge Road. Here we took an easy walk around this sub-alpine lake as we continually watched storm clouds building up over some of the distant mountains.
Next, we started the approximately mile (one way) trail hike up to Alberta Falls. Nickolas did great, hiking all the way to the end of the trail. But, not surprisingly, he was a little tired as we headed back down, opting to ride on moms shoulders. 
During the hike, we could see lightening and hear thunder around us, but we escaped with only a few raindrops. Driving back through the Big Thomson Canyon from Estes Park to Loveland was another thing — heavy rains slowed the normally slow traffic down the twisting canyon road. All-in-all, it was a great day in the mountains.
kenne
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