Rocky Mountain National Park day 1

We visited Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado:

Sign

In the Beaver Meadows visitor center, a relief map:

Relief map

A line to get into the park, which was using a two-hour window timed entry system:

Line

We headed along Bear Lake Road, and stopped for a picnic by a creek:

Jenn

Rocky Mountains:

Rocky Mountains

Another stop at Sprague Lake:

Sprague Lake sign

Sprague Lake stream

Fish in the stream:

Fish

Sprague Lake:

Sprague Lake

Sprague Lake

Selfie

Sprague Lake

Bridge

An accessible campsite:

Accessible campsite

Sprague Lake

Sprague Lake

Rocky Mountains

We enjoy winding dirt roads… so headed up the one-way Old Fall River Road:

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

Old Fall River Road

The dirt road ends at the Alpine Visitor Center:

Old Fall River Road

Alpine Visitor Center:

Alpine Visitor Center

Alpine Visitor Center

Jenn

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Rocky Mountains

Elk:

Elk

Outside the park, more elk on the side of the road:

Elk

Elk

We also saw a moose:

Moose

Moose

Moose