On The Tundra

On my drive home from Estes, I drove up through RMNP on a road that took me up to the highest part of the park- the Tundra. Up where the there are still glaciers, even in August. Where there are not a lot of trees, but lots of hardy plants.

 At it's highest point, the road took me to 13,000 feet. It was 48 windy degrees- mighty chilly for the summer! I saw this marmot- basically a giant squirrel. He was bigger than Xena, but just as chubby!

There were also elk that high, feeding on those hardy plants! I spotted this massive set of antlers behind a ridge and waited a while until this big fella got a little closer.

And always the mountains, with glacier-fed lakes.