Today, we took a 40 mile scenic drive through Rocky Mountain National Park. We saw many scenic overlooks, and traveled on the highest road in the US. We enjoyed seeing how fast the rocks and vegetation changes with elevation. We saw more snow on the ground today, several people on skis, and were able to go out on a snowfield. I took the opportunity to get Laura with a snow ball. We also saw mountain sheep and a marmot while in the park. On the last leg of the scenic road, we stopped at the continental divide. The continental divide is the point in the country where on one side water flows into the Atlantic Ocean and on the other side water flows into the Pacific Ocean.
Tonight, we’re staying at the Cedar Ridge Lodge in Glenwood Springs, CO. Tomorrow, we’re going white water rafting bright and early, then traveling to Arches National Park in Utah before ending up in Cortez, CO.
A correction to yesterday’s post: the small rodents we saw were golden mantle squirrels, not pika.
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The Continental Divide picture confused me. The arrows must be pointing in the wrong direction because, as well all know, if you turn a map upside down it’s inaccurate. But more importantly, why are you wearing shorts in the snow? Did someone forget to pack the long-sleeved clothes for the trip up north?
It was about sixty degrees in that picture, and over eighty at the bottom of the mountain. I have plenty of warm clothes along, and I’m about as far north as I am in Virginia. Colorado is vertically in the middle of the country.