Wednesday, July 22

Sorry that I didn't publish yesterday's post yesterday; I'm making it up to you guys by doing it today, in addition to today's post. Yesterday was incredible. We got up early, around 6:15, and went to eat breakfast in Estes Park, at a good restaurant called the Grubsteak. We took Scout with us, leaving him in the car while we ate. Immediately after eating, we started driving to Rocky Mountain National Park, for a drive that would take about six hours and all around the beautiful tundra of the partly snow-covered mountains. We saw gorgeous valleys and soaring peaks, as well as the occasional marmot, standing up to view his land, or the shy pika, scampering under and across rocks. We even saw a couple herds of elk! By the way, if there's one thing I have noticed, it is that breathing up here is significantly harder than back in North Carolina. Regardless, it didn't stop us from having fun with the sights. Make sure you see yesterday's album; you won't want to miss it. We finally reached the town of Granby, outside the park, after travelling about 30 miles through the park. There, we visited an Ace Hardware, where we got some sewer equipment so we could fix the problem involving a broken coupling on one of the hoses. After another 30 mile drive back through the scenic mountains, we got back to camp, where we basically settled down for the rest of the day. The reason I didn't publish a post yesterday was because of a busy WiFi connection in the campground. Now, since I'm writing this around 12:30, yesterday's closing will be "goodbye and good afternoon" in French: Au revoir et bon après-midi!