Spent a long day of driving trying to get across Kansas. We drove from St. Louis to just north of Denver and it was overall a very boring day. Not much to see but corn and more corn. The weather was super hot and we had some nasty rain, but nothing worth noting except that we made it and even saw the majority of the Tour de France Time Trial replay at Rock Bottom Brewery.
Today was going to be spent outside since we were locked up all the day before. We drove up to Rocky Mountain National Park which is located north-west of Denver near Estes Park, CO. The drive to the park was easy and it was lined with cyclists going all different directions. We ended up parking and taking the Shuttle Bus to the Bear Lake parking area where we headed out on a short hike. We saw some amazing glacier lakes and even did some tree climbing by accident. We were skirting along the creek and the trail ended so we made our own way towards the main trail. Well, after I had lunged from one boulder to the other we realized that I was stuck with no way down. After much deliberation, the tree route seemed the safest chance of survival. With only minor scratches I was safe and sound. After the hike we drive the Timber Ridge Drive, which reached an elevation in excess of 12,000 feet. This was higher than we reached when hiking Mt. Ranier and you could tell.
The air was very thin and we would be huffing and puffing when we hiked around. The scenery could not have been better and it is definitely an area worth going. After a brief stop to grab a cup of coffee, we drove on back to the freeway and headed west to Glenwood Springs to spend the night.
Today was going to be spent outside since we were locked up all the day before. We drove up to Rocky Mountain National Park which is located north-west of Denver near Estes Park, CO. The drive to the park was easy and it was lined with cyclists going all different directions. We ended up parking and taking the Shuttle Bus to the Bear Lake parking area where we headed out on a short hike. We saw some amazing glacier lakes and even did some tree climbing by accident. We were skirting along the creek and the trail ended so we made our own way towards the main trail. Well, after I had lunged from one boulder to the other we realized that I was stuck with no way down. After much deliberation, the tree route seemed the safest chance of survival. With only minor scratches I was safe and sound. After the hike we drive the Timber Ridge Drive, which reached an elevation in excess of 12,000 feet. This was higher than we reached when hiking Mt. Ranier and you could tell. 
The air was very thin and we would be huffing and puffing when we hiked around. The scenery could not have been better and it is definitely an area worth going. After a brief stop to grab a cup of coffee, we drove on back to the freeway and headed west to Glenwood Springs to spend the night.
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OK ... the Jenn's squared think you're brother is handsome. Yall must be hell on the opposite sex.
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