Rocky Mountain National Park

Last year, we got an annual pass to the Rocky Mountain National Park and wanted to make sure to get one more use out of our pass before it expired. We decided to take a different route as well as we had never been past Winter Park. It was a nice drive and then we entered on the west side of the park. We stopped at the Ranger station and we were able to get advice on a good hike with kids. We did the hike which ran along the Colorado River - unfortunately we didn't run into any wildlife but were on the lookout! Afterwards, we went up to the Alpine Visitor Center for lunch. We then continued the drive towards Estes Park, and got to see a large herd of Elk! The kids loved checking them out! We spent some time at the stables by the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. Avery and Ryan enjoyed learning about the horses and their names and were talking about how when they are bigger they are going to come back and ride Jackson and Hobo (their favorites). Our last stop was in Estes Park for some ice cream before it was time to head home.