On our first day we spent touring Rocky Mountain National Park. Here is the link to the park.
http://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm
We wanted to limit our hiking for the first day, as this was our first stop with any altitude to speak of in the trip. We drove up Old Fall River Road (one way) to the top of the mountain range (over 12,000 ft). This road joins with Trail Ridge Road, which can be taken in either direction. We had numerous stops and vistas to take in. We spent some time at the top, hiking to the highest point from the lookout area. We also did another smaller hike along an old Ute Indian trail to some snow patches. We ate lunch at the top also. In the afternoon we drove down the west side of Trail Ridge Road to the town of Grand Lake. We ate dinner there. We then stopped at the Green Mountain Trail, which is part of the way back up the mountain, for another hike. The trail was an area that was popular for sighting moose. We ended up talking to some people on the trail that had spotted some earlier, but we did not. It also started raining, which forced us to head back to the car a bit early.
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