It has certainly been a while. Jim and I are now in Crescent City, CA. It feels good to be here. We are right next to Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park. It has more of a jungle feel as opposed to other ares with Redwoods. Since we are close to the coast and several other parks, we'll be spending a few days here.
The following pictures are the last of Estes Park. I can't believe it's been that long since I could upload. These files are smaller and that seems to help.
With a view like that, waiting in line isn't so bad.
Now this is my kind of church.
Entering the tundra. Yes, that's snow. Generally it's against our religion to be near snow unless we are skiing, but this was pretty cool.
Yes that's me. I think Jim quickly turned back and sat in the car with the heat on. Californian.
The town of Estes Park is at about 7,500 feet above see level. This is at one of the highest areas we could drive to in RMNP, tundra zone. I have about 5 layers on. Can't believe I lived in Chicago most my life.
We took this picture to show the pine beetle damage in Grand Lake. Apparently, the beetle is thriving because humans have controlled fire so well. That's one theory anyway. Fire will mostly likely win out in the end. I wouldn't want to have a house nearby when that happens. Currently, controlled fires are being attempted in some areas, but it's a big job.
Thanks for your patience and thank you for reading. Hugs all around.
