Sunday, August 06, 2006

Aug 6, 2006 A week at Rocky Mountain National Park

Below are a couple of pictures Madeline took. One is a picture of the sun rising and the first light on the mountains. The mountain in the picture is Longs Peak, the highest mountain around here – over 14,000 feet. People (stronger hikers than me, for sure) get up at 3:00 in the morning and hike up there, hopefully to arrive and leave before the afternoon thunderstorms come up.

The other picture is of the Loch. The Loch is a beautiful mountain lake at the end of a three-mile hike. There are several hikes that end at these mountain lakes.

Tomorrow we will take one last long hike, and then return to Lyons, where I will camp, and Madeline will visit Florida.

The Rockies

Sun rising upon Longs Peak

The Loch, a mountain lake at the end of a thre mile hike
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