Monday, July 15, 2013

The Wild Outdoors

 
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For those of us who live in Colorado, you don't think of Rocky Mountain National Park as being a wild place. The Rockies beckon me often and I love RMNP; it refreshes my spirit. For the last two years, we have had a camping weekend planned; last year it was cancelled due to the fires happening and restrictions on camp stoves and fires(even in the fire pit).  This year we were so excited to be spending a weekend in the high places; unfortunately several  of our oldest daughter's kiddos got the stomach flu, so that left our other daughter's family, hubby and I going.  We are now in the wet season here in Colorado, locals call it the Monsoon Season for good reason.  Hubby and I headed up on Friday and arrived at the campsite check-in just as the sky was darkening and rain was lightly misting.  We knew our campsite but didn't verify our absent daughter's site; when we looked at ours and then what we thought was hers, we decided to switch.  Big booboo.  We set up our 12x12 screen room and then our tent.  By now the rain was falling heavily.  Shortly thereafter, our youngest daughter & her family arrived, so we helped them set up too.  Hubby ran back to the check in to tell the ranger which site we were going to be in.  He came back to us, unhappy, and said that wasn't the right site.  By now, it is coming down pretty hard and instead of tearing down the tents and screen room, we did what every resourceful group would do-we simply lifted up the tents & screen room and carried them down the road to our first site. By the time we got to the two sites we knew were ours, we were drenched.  Our daughter & her hubby decided that it would be better to be next to each other.  Let's just say that it was quite a sight to see four adults carrying tents down the road.  It did work though.  We thoroughly enjoyed Friday night and eventually the rain stopped, so we roasted marshmallows over our campfire.  Stay tuned for more of our adventure tomorrow.

Saturday morning this deer was across the street from our campsite, I couldn't resist getting up close and personal. The photo above it pretty small but you can see how close I was to the deer; at one point I even got closer.
 
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Our grand daughters had a wonderful time creating with nature.
 
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The biggest Pollen "fairy" I've ever seen.
 
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Love the purple color!
 
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For once, I decided to play with my camera and try some different settings; this wasn't the photos that I experimented with, but I couldn't resist the chance to take a picture of some of my favorite flowers-Black Eyed Susans.
 
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This was a trip that will go down in our family history as being one that we won't repeat. I will go up to the Park again to camp, just don't know if I'll do it in a tent. I hope you had a wonderful weekend!
Have a joy filled day!
Noreen & Hunter

11 comments:

  1. So are you saying you are not a tent fan? I do hope it all was wonderful. That is a beautiful deer and you were very close. Looking forward to seeing more.
    Blessings,
    Goose

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  2. We visited RMNP when we were in Estes Park 3 years ago ... we loved it and hope to get back some day. I will have to say that we will *not* be camping. ;-)

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  3. You can always count on surprises when you are outside, right? I am sure this trip will go down in history and have lots of memories to share in the future...

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  4. Colorado needs rain I hear, but not when you are camping, right? We talk of coming through CO this year if we go to Phoenix...beautiful area! One of our sons is buried in Colorado Sorings and we have a grandson there.

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  5. Well it certainly looked like a beautiful spot! Tents and I parted ways a few years ago though, haha.

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  6. What troopers you all are! I'm laughing at the thought of everyone carrying tents down the road. Too funny.

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  7. Oh my... this was not the weekend to camp. We had campers near our house, and they all evacuated! You were very tough to make it through those intense storms in a tent!

    Love the Black eyed Susans!

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  8. LOL- NO tent camping for me either. Beautiful photos of the deer though. What a memory making trip!!! xo Diana

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  9. I have to laugh at the thought of all of you carrying the tents!! Oh boy, I have done my share of tent camping over the years!! We switched it up to renting condos for many years...then after we got the girlz...we bought the RV. It is SO much better. We don't get wet and neither does our stuff!! I have been meaning to send you a mailnote Noreen...thank you so much for thinking of me!! Hugs to you and Hunter! Jeanne, Chloe & LadyBug

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  10. I could honestly see ourselves doing the very same thing with the tents. We camped for years when my sons were growing up and battling the elements was always a challenge but oh so many good memories. Hope you have fun

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  11. I missed this post!! Oh - I'm really homesick now!!! Just lovely photos!!

    Blessings

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