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I took the family on a trip up to the Rocky Mountain National Park for a visit this past weekend. Every one did really well with the elevation and had a great time. Since most of this park is over 2 miles high in elevation I figured it would be an interesting place to go see. It sure was. We entered from the south entrance to the park and followed the Colorado River up an amazing canyon that has amazing meadows that are very inviting.

We stopped for a while to enjoy the scenery, but we also got a tour of a cabin that was built by a homesteader in the beginning of the 1900′s. What an amazing show of how it must have been, hard is the only way to describe it. The area is beautiful, but you can also tell that it would be very difficult to outlast the winters there. Building a house from scratch to weather a winter at 9000 feet elevation is no small task. It’s also a great reminder of the fact that people did do it, and of just how spoiled we really are now.

At the top of the road is some of the most amazing views one might ever see. It is truly the top of the world, and it feels great to look down and see things from a whole different perspective. It’s also amazing to see how the trees grow up out of rocks, and they only have branches on one side. This is a pretty good sign that things get a little gnarly up there. I always love to see that, and I try and picture in my mind what it must be like. Truly a test, I’m sure.

Over all, I would rate this as one of the best parks that I have gone to. Very clean and well laid out. Plus fun for everyone in the family and very interesting. I’m glad we made the trip.