2022 August trip to Colorado -Rocky Mountain National Park exploration

The magpie near our lodge	Entering Rocky Mountain National Park from the West	Rangers out at work in the Harbison Meadows	Approaching the mountains from the western entrance	View from Farview curve	About the Never Summer Mountains	Panorama - Never Summer Mountains
Walking to Milner Pass along the road	Poudre Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park	A trail leading off into the woods	Lost in the meadow	Starting our way up the trail to Mount Ida	A steady initial climb from Milner Pass	Above the treeline on the trail to Mount Ida
On the trail to Mount Ida	On the trail to Mount Ida	On the trail to Mount !da	Rising above the tree line	Across the mountainside	Enjoying the view	A viewpoint up ahead
Hiking above the treeline in Rock Mountain National Park	With the Never Summer Mountains as background	Climbing up towards the Continental Divide and Mount Ida	Panorama - Climbing up to the Continental Divide	Path towards top of ridge on trail to Mount Ida	Working our way up the ridge	Working our way up the ridge
A steady climb up the trail	Taking a break on the trail to Mount ida	Climbing up towards Mount Ida	The Never Summer Mountains	Panorama - Seen from the trail to Mount Ida	Trail to Mount Ida	Climbing
Hikers returning from Mount Ida	With the Never Summer Mountains as background	On the trail to Mount Ida with the Never Summer Mountains behind	Growth above the tree line	Ready to turn back towards Milner Pass	Ready to turn back towards Milner Pass	Returning to Milner Pass from the trail to Mount Ida
A Yellow Bellied Marmot poses for us	Descending from the trail to Mount Ida	View of Never Summer Mountains from trail to the Continental Divide	Zooming in on a forest road on the side of the Never Summer Mountains	On the walk back to Milner Pass	Closest parking to Milner Pass	Stop for lunch with a view of the mountain we just climbed
View of a valley from Medicine Bow curve	The Trail Ridge road at Medicine Bow Curve	Trail Ridge Road climbs from the valley to the heights of the tundra	Parking lot of the Alpine Visitor Center	Alpine Ridge Trail	The Alpine Ridge Trail	Looking down on the Alpine Visitor Center
Hardy shrubs of the alpine tundra	View from the Alpine Ridge Trail	View from the Alpine Ridge Trail	The vegetation of the frozen tundra	The final slog to the top	At the top of the Alpine Ridge Trail	Signs on top of the Alpine Ridge Trail
A view from the top of the Alpine Ridge Trail	At the top of the Alpine Ridge Trail	Old Fall River Road climbs up the side of the mountain	Old Fall River Road in the valley	Valley below the Alpine Visitor Center	Panorama - Rocky Mountain valley seen at the Alpine Visitor Center	Lava Cliffs - Rocky Mountain National Park
Elk - Rocky Mountain National Park	Elk - Rocky Mountain National Park	Elk - Rocky Mountain National Park	A view from Trail Ridge Road	Rest rooms on the Trail Ridge Road	A view from Trail Ridge Road	View across valley from Trail Ridge Road
Mount Ida, the mountain we had wanted to reach in the morning	Panorama - A view from Trail Ridge Road	The Trail Ridge Road sweeps across the frozen Tundra	From Rainbow Curve	Rainbow at Rainbow Curve in Rocky Mountain National Park	Rainbow curve view - Rocky Mountain National Park	The chipmunks at Rainbow Curve
One of the chipmunks at Rainbow Curve	View of rain in the distance from Rainbow curve	The road from Rainbow curve to the valley	One of the chipmunks at Rainbow Curve	The moose that brought traffic to a standstill	The solitary elk in the meadow	Rainbow curve seen from the valley
The valley through which Old Fall River Road runs