Moraine Park and Meadows

Moraine Meadows were formed by the cyclical growth and recession of glaciers over many centuries. The most striking part of this picture was the notable lack of elk in the meadows. During our earlier trip to this area it was populated with hundreds of elk with full antlers. Since we were a couple of months later in the year the elk had shed their antlers and were now in the high meadows.

Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park

June 19th 2018
This entry is focused around our return visit to one of our Colorado favorites Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. We will take you from the meadows to the Alpine area. Our first visit was in early May nine years ago. We were amazed at the marked difference few years and a few months make. In our earlier visit the Moraine valley was filled with full antlered elk by the hundreds. During th ... read more

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