Well, we’re staying another day, the snow and especially the ice being too much for us this morning — we packed and left, drove to the local bakery, and scared ourselves so much we went back to the hotel for another night. What that means is that I now have a bit of downtime, and can post some more of my photos, starting with our first day in Estes Park:
Our Cabin 
The view from our cabin 
The view from our cabin 
Elk in the ballfield
On our first day in the park, we hiked from Bear Lake to Emerald Lake. No photo does justice to the spectacular beauty that surrounded us, but here are a bunch that seem to capture the light, and the beauty and the drama:
Mountain View 
The mountains from the trail 
Trailside trees and roots 
Trailside view of the mountains 
Trailside view of the mountains 
Nymph Lake 
Nymph Lake driftwood 
Nymph Lake 
Mountains 
Dream Lake 
Dream Lake and mountains 
Trout in Dream Lake 
Anne and Emmi on the trail 
Emerald Lake 
Anne and me at Emerald Lake 
Pine Trees 
Rocky Forest 
Trailside forest scene 
Anne and Kyle on trail 
Bear Lake
Finally, some roadside pictures of rutting elk we passed on our way out. If you look you can see the bull (the one with the antlers) just left of center.
Roadside elk 
Roadside elk
