On Sunday we woke up and checked out of our hotel. We headed straight back to Rocky Mountain for a beautiful scenic drive. We stopped a short way in to see the Alluvial Fan.
A natural dam that had been around since the last Ice Age broke in July 1982, sending millions of tons of water rushing down to the valley. It brought a lot of big boulders down too, creating a large alluvial fan and a pretty waterfall that is now just a short walk off the road!
Right after this lovely family picture, Mady fell and got hurt and was out of sorts all day. Then we jumped on Trail Ridge Road (the highest continuously paved road in the US) and went for a drive! First stop was called Many Parks Curve. We got out and crawled all over the rocks and overlook.
Sydney and her good buddy Esther had a great time together!
We fought with these two monkeys for awhile to try to get a good one of them together, but eventually gave up.
After that Mady fell asleep and got a much needed nap. We stopped near the top of Trail Ridge Road, which tops out at 12,183 feet, and Aaron and Sydney got out to explore the tundra a bit. It was pretty cold, so they didn't stay long, but we sure had fun!
We had so much fun on this trip and really enjoyed ourselves! We'll definitely be going back! The girls loved seeing the animals (including 1 coyote, some deer, and some elk), and the mountains.
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Sydney is such a goof! Looks like you guys had tons of fun!
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