July 19, 2007

After a late breakfast, we headed west to Estes Park, Colorado at the edge of the Rocky Mountains. On the way, we stopped so Vera could take pictures of a large tree carved into an Indian. It was at least 25 foot high and very impressive.


At Estes Park, we checked out the visitor’s center then headed for Main Street to do a little shopping. We did a lot of looking but very little buying. There were lots of wonderful souvenirs to admire. We understand the most basic rule of living in a motor home; if something comes in then something goes out. Of course, we do have room to add a few things like hats for Ray without removing things. But we all try to adhere to the rule.

On the way home, we saw several cars stopped in one of the pull off areas along the road in Thompson Canyon. This could only mean one thing – some kind of picture opportunity. It was our lucky day. There were several mountain sheep along the road eating their dinner. Up on the side of the canyon were several more sheep including a couple of babies. We stayed for 15 or 20 minutes while Vera took lots of pictures (I forgot to take my camera). We had two pair of binoculars that Char, Rich and I shared while Vera was busy. It was very exciting to be this close to wild mountain sheep.

We then went home to enjoy a nice dinner and a walk around the park. Char and Vera fixed salads and pizza. It was another great ending to a great day.