Tuesday, September 20, 2011

NORTHWESTERN COLORADO AND ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK - SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

We traveled across northwestern Colorado and entered Rocky Mountain National Park from the western side near Granby Colorado, and traveled through the park to Estes Park Colorado on the eastern side of the park.




I always find old machinery interesting and just east of Granby I saw this old Caterpillar D2 bulldozer displayed on a pole.  It was advertising a place that works on trucks and tractors.  This is a very small bulldozer, about 8 foot long overall by about 4-5 feet wide.


We saw lots of aspen trees as we traveled across Colorado but saw very few aspen that have started to change color, these were an exception.  We were told that the color change is about 2 weeks later than usual due to warm temperatures later in the season than usual.


This is a view of some of the peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park.  The snow is likely left over from last year since the area TV channels are reporting that they have not had their first snowfall for the season yet.


We were lucky enough to see a moose grazing in a creek about a quarter of a mile off the roadway, just a few miles after we entered the park.


Here's another view of some of the higher peaks in the park.