Winter Park - 2

Tuesday continued fair and fine and we made this our Grand Lake and Rocky Mountain National Park day. Grand Lake, on the west side of the park, is about 45 miles north and east of WP.

First on our schedule of activities was a short hike up a stream that empties into Grand Lake (the largest natural lake in CO). Here's Archer Falls and a group picture at the falls overlook.

And here's Grand Lake itself. Water from here gives rise to the Colorado River.


After lunch in the village of Grand Lake, very scenic, we drove into the National Park and up to the top and Trail Ridge Drive. From the Visitors Center some of us walked on up to a knob that is at 12,000 ft. elevation. Been there. Got the pictures. (Mike and Karen were there, too. Unfortunately, didn't get their pictures.)

On the return we stopped by Lake Irene, lovely, then took an ice cream break in Grand Lake.

Here's a family picture of Valerie, Malia, and Jeff. Focus??

Then it was back to the cabin to cook up our remaining hamburgers and start preparing for departure the next day.
Cheers,

Rob and Susie