7/8 - Sunday - Rocky Mountain National Park

We continued our exploration of the park this day. In the morning we attended a ranger hike and talk about the Native Americans that lived in the park. This talk was centered on the Ute and Arapaho tribes and their way of life. The ranger was very good as usual; we learned a lot and had fun. There are several visitor centers, nature centers and other sites to see in the park. After our ranger led hike, we proceeded to the Bear Lake area. This is a popular area that has short hikes that lead to a series of mountain stream fed lakes. There are also some other hiking trails in the area that have waterfalls in them.

The girls also completed the Junior Ranger program for the park. After our hikes, we went to the Moraine Park Museum to allow the girls to complete their books and hand them in to get their badges.