11 years and Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park

This past weekend marked 11 years of marriage for Tabetha and me. Wow, how far we have come! Tabetha's lovely Ma and Cool Hand Step Pa came to town to watch the girls for us and give a much needed reprieve of the little ones for a couple of days.

Tabetha found a beautiful Inn in the quaint little town of Niwot, about 45 minutes away from Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park.





The room was complete with fireplace, steam shower and a romantic ambiance



Saturday morning we woke to dreary skies but nothing could cloud our love for eachother and we enjoyed the morning taking it easy, slowly making our way to Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park with a stop at a local farm for some Apple Cider Donuts.



As we made our way up the Mtn, beginning our journey in the Park at around 8500 ft, the skies opened up and we had a deep blue ocean hanging above our heads for the rest of the day.



Tabetha taking it easy at the Visitor Center



Our tour took us up Old Fall River Road where one of our 1st stops was to look at Chasm Falls



Look close and you'll see there is a bit of snow near the top of that mountain that never melted off from our last winter



Tabetha and me at a random pretty spot in the woods



Getting near tree line



The secret Cabin..not on any maps but easily found if your willing to take a step off the beaten path



Another shot of my beautiful wife



Above treeline, over 11,500 ft







and getting windy and cold when we reach Trail Ridge Road



What may look like a volcanic cloud hanging over the center of the mountains here is actually a fire that shut down Trail Ridge Road not long after we got off of it. Late Summer has brought little rain and hot temperatures for Colorado and that means a very high fire danger.