Colorado Road Trip 2019 | Western Entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park

After spending a number of days visiting the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park (via the town of Estes Park), we moved over to the western side and stayed at a B&B in Tabernash called Wild Horse Inn.  This is located about 25 miles from the Kawuneeche Visitor Center entrance to the park and a few mile north of the resort of Winter Park where we would soon spend a couple of days in a small condo (Airbnb).

Below are a few images of the park on the western side.  You'll see plenty of snow as the Trail Ridge Road travels some of its distance over 11,000 feet above sea level. Plus there had been record snowfall in May. The roads are not treated with chemicals or salt, so it wasn't actually open for travel until the day before these photos were taken in June

Continental Divide

Continental Divide at Poudre Lake

Trail Ridge Road

The visitor center remained closed due to snow

Selfie opportunity

Farthest away: Longs Peak 14,259'

snow removal equipment

snow removal equipment

Colorado Road Trip 2019 | The Estes Park side of Rocky Mountain National Park

These photos were all taken from the eastern side of the Park over the course of several days.

Longs Peak.  14,000+ feet

(I climbed it in 1977)

Skiers were climbing and skinning to ski down through

trails that were once Hidden Valley Ski Area

(now defunct)

One cold morning at the Cabin

One cold morning at the Cabin

(Actually, it was cold enough to have a fire every morning)

Early morning light

There has to be trout in there!

Reflections of aspens and conifers

Volunteer at one of the main wildlife viewing sites.

My best moose photo

Bull elk

Two males practicing their battle techniques

Magpie