{"id":7147,"date":"2022-08-08T19:26:31","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=7147"},"modified":"2022-08-08T19:26:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:26:56","slug":"rocky-mountain-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/?p=7147","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Mountain National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We went to the Rocky Mountain Natl Park (RMNP) a few years ago, but we decided to go again. We picked a real good day to drive up and through the park as it was mostly clear and the weather was &nbsp;beautiful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous time we visited we stayed in Grand Lake on the west side of the park and drove in from there.&nbsp; This time we stayed in Loveland on the east side and drove through Estes Park and into the park.&nbsp; We drove the length of the park along the Trail Ridge Rd down towards Grand Lake.&nbsp; That section, near the Grand Lake entrance, had experienced a fire a few years ago and you could still see the damage along the road.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scenery is breath-taking, mountains and alpine meadows and glaciers!&nbsp; We saw lots of elk, at one point traffic was stopped because a small herd of about 7 elk were crossing the road.&nbsp; Our dashcam caught a picture of a baby elk crossing\u2026unfortunately it\u2019s real blurry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some pics:<\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/View-of-valley-from-up-on-the-mountain-300x199.jpg\"  title=\"View of valley from up on the mountain\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"199\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  data-popup=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/View-of-valley-from-up-on-the-mountain.jpg\"  title=\"View of valley from up on the mountain\" ><\/div><div class=\"thumbnail-overlay\"><div class=\"rbsTitle \">View of valley from up on the mountain<\/div><div class=\"rbsIcons\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon \" ><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img  category7124 \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-thumbs\"  data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Alpine-meadows-300x199.jpg\"  title=\"Alpine meadows\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"199\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  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title=\"Glaciers on the mountain 3\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"199\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  data-popup=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Glaciers-on-the-mountain-3.jpg\"  title=\"Glaciers on the mountain 3\" ><\/div><div class=\"thumbnail-overlay\"><div class=\"rbsTitle \">Glaciers on the mountain 3<\/div><div class=\"rbsIcons\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon \" ><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img  category7124 \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-thumbs\"  data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elk-right-near-the-truck-Chloe-really-freaked-out-300x199.jpg\"  title=\"Elk right near the truck - Chloe really freaked out\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"199\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  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class=\"rbs-img-thumbs\"  data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/This-shows-the-damage-from-the-bark-beetle-see-all-the-dead-trees-300x199.jpg\"  title=\"This shows the damage from the bark beetle - see all the dead trees\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"199\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  data-popup=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/This-shows-the-damage-from-the-bark-beetle-see-all-the-dead-trees.jpg\"  title=\"This shows the damage from the bark beetle - see all the dead trees\" ><\/div><div class=\"thumbnail-overlay\"><div class=\"rbsTitle \">This shows the damage from the bark beetle &#8211; see all the dead trees<\/div><div class=\"rbsIcons\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon \" ><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img  category7124 \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-thumbs\"  data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elk-near-a-overlook-300x199.jpg\"  title=\"Elk near a overlook\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"199\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  data-popup=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elk-near-a-overlook.jpg\"  title=\"Elk near a overlook\" ><\/div><div class=\"thumbnail-overlay\"><div class=\"rbsTitle \">Elk near a overlook<\/div><div class=\"rbsIcons\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon \" ><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img  category7124 \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-thumbs\"  data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elk-near-an-overlook-2-300x199.jpg\"  title=\"Elk near an overlook 2\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"199\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  data-popup=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elk-near-an-overlook-2.jpg\"  title=\"Elk near an overlook 2\" ><\/div><div class=\"thumbnail-overlay\"><div class=\"rbsTitle \">Elk near an overlook 2<\/div><div class=\"rbsIcons\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon \" ><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img  category7124 \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-thumbs\"  data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elk-crossing-1.png\"  title=\"Elk crossing 1\"  data-width=\"280\"  data-height=\"219\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  data-popup=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Elk-crossing-1.png\"  title=\"Elk crossing 1\" ><\/div><div class=\"thumbnail-overlay\"><div class=\"rbsTitle \">Elk crossing 1<\/div><div class=\"rbsIcons\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon \" ><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Gorge-heading-up-the-mountain-towards-Estes-Park-2-300x172.png\"  title=\"Gorge heading up the mountain towards Estes Park 2\"  data-width=\"300\"  data-height=\"172\" ><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img-data-popup\"  data-popup=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Gorge-heading-up-the-mountain-towards-Estes-Park-2.png\"  title=\"Gorge heading up the mountain towards Estes Park 2\" ><\/div><div class=\"thumbnail-overlay\"><div class=\"rbsTitle \">Gorge heading up the mountain towards Estes Park 2<\/div><div class=\"rbsIcons\"><i class=\"fa fa-search-plus rbsZoomIcon \" ><\/i><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rbs-img  category7124 \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-image   rbs-lightbox \" ><div class=\"rbs-img-thumbs\"  data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.retired-openroad.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/First-view-of-the-Rocky-Mountains-300x168.png\"  title=\"First view of the Rocky 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We picked a real good day to drive up and through the park as it was mostly clear and the weather was &nbsp;beautiful. 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