Rocky Mountain N. P.
Rocky Mountain N. P.
Day 1
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 20, 2017 – Drive to Estes Park, Colorado; Visit Rocky Mountain National Park
Road Trip
Rocky Mountain National Park
Labor Day has passed, many of the summer tourists have gone home, and the turning leaves of our scrub oak are telling us that fall...
Day 2
Day 2 - Thursday, September 21, 2017 - A Day in Rocky Mountain National Parkl
The bountiful breakfast at the motel was very generous. There was a full buffet of hot food items, fresh fruit and yogurt, cereals and breads, make it yourself pancakes and waffles, and a variety of...
Day 3
Day 03 - Friday, September 22, 2017 - Home Sweet Home
Our get-away to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park was a reminder of the beauty of Colorado and how easy it is to travel in our home state. After our breakfast at the motel we thanked the staff...
Featured Journal
Day 2: Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve
Goat Cave Information
Cave Entrance
Prickly Pear Cactus
Into the Underworld
Limestone Fossils
The Preserve was set aside to buffer some of the ecologically sensitive karsts in the area from encroaching neighborhoods. Karsts are caves that feed directly into the Edwards Aquifer below ground.
Because the three caves can be dangerous to hikers and nonprofessional spelunkers, they are...
