Rocky Mountain High!

A picture is worth a thousand words…….

We drove along the Mt. Evans Scenic Byway, the highest paved road in North America, to Summit Lake Park, elevation 12,830 ft. The area is one of the best examples of artic tundra in the contiguous U.S. It’s popular for its impressive scenery, alpine botanical fixtures and wildlife viewing opportunities. While hiking in the park we were fortunate enough to encounter mountain goats and were amazed at how sure-footed they were!

Driving further up the narrow winding road with NO guardrails, we parked the car and began our climb up our first “14er”, Mt. Evans. The trail was rocky and steep, the views were breathtaking and the marmot, who seemed to pose for us, along the way was very cute.

We were surprised that the altitude didn’t affect us as much as we had expected. When we reached the summit of 14,265 ft., we felt we were on top of the world!