Colorado and the Rockies

If we were reasonable we'd have probably started driving seriously east on Sunday. But how not to stop in the Rockies?! (Les Montagnes Rocheuses) - the last (or first, depending on perspective) great natural feature of the West. And besides, after such a hard night finding rest, we deserve a break... We stop in lovely Georgetwon, Colorado, for coffee and newspaper break, and then leave the highway and head north towards Rocky Mountain National Park.



The drive is increasingly beautiful, studded with massive mountains in the background and abundant wild raw nature in the foreground. We saw moose (elan) - with a new-born calf! - elk, and eagles. The road continued up and over the spine of the Continental Divide (la ligne de partage des eaux entre l'Atlantique et le Pacifique) and yes, it's cooooooooold up there!!



and then up higher still, to over twelve thousand feet (4 000 metres d'altitude), with Brian muttering, "In my day, we had to hike for three days to get up to these kind of views..."



We wind our way down out of the park towards Nederland, home to one of Brian's favorite bluegrass bands, steal, as usual, the last spot in the local campground, and enjoy the sunset with some local brews.