Rocky Mountain National Park

Pictures are added!!!

Since Rocky Mountain National Park is just a few miles away from where we are staying, we decided to venture there today.  The first animals we got to see were big horn sheep.

Then we came across this waterfall.

We took some more trails and try to sneak up on some elk.  Finally we came to a trail that led to Cub Lake.  It was a 2.3 mile hike.  While we were walking, we got the closest to an elk that we have so far (outside of driving into town and seeing them along the side of the road)

We finally got to Cub Lake.  Caleb wanted to keep walking so I decided to sit on a rock and wait while he went walking.  But of course after about 10 minutes I got bored, so I decided to try to catch up with him.  I figured if I walked fast enough, I would meet up with him because I knew he would be stopping and taking pictures.  While I had been sitting on the rock waiting for him, 2 couples had walked past.  So on my journey to find Caleb, I ended up passing these 2 couples and couldn't find Caleb.  This older couple came walking past me going in the opposite direction so I stopped them and asked if they had seen Caleb (I described him, obviously, not asked about him by name).  They said that they hadn't seen him in the past 50 minutes since they left the last lake on the trail. Here I am thinking that Caleb probably somehow took some other trail and is back at the rock I was supposed to be sitting on, and I'm not there and I'm now over half a mile away and he's probably freaking out (not that I think Caleb is capable of freaking out, quite the opposite, but I get irrational in my thinking a lot).  Neither one of us had our cell phones on us.  His had died and I didnt have any service so I just left it in the car.  So I kindly thanked the couple and took off back to the rock, and on my way back, I heard something rustling around off the path....I look over....and it's Caleb!  I should have known he wouldn't have stayed on the path.  So I was relieved by this point.  Although, I must say, the time I spent on that rock by myself and walking along the path was quite relaxing.  It was the first time in a long time that I had actually been alone and felt safe at the same time.  Never would I ever walk around Hannibal by myself, especially not in the woods, and I hate being home alone in the apartment because my neighbors arent exactly ideal neighbors.  However, I was still very glad to have found Caleb again!

We drove around for a little while longer and decided to leave since we had just hiked about 6 miles.  We're going to go back tomorrow since our pass lasts for a week, and we're going to go see some more of the park.  Time is certainly flying by!  I haven't had a week go this fast in a loooong time.