{"id":123,"date":"2006-09-22T12:52:18","date_gmt":"2006-09-22T18:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/denver-dalai-lama\/saturday-9162006-rocky-mountains\/"},"modified":"2012-08-20T14:17:50","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T20:17:50","slug":"saturday-9162006-rocky-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/queenofsubtle.com\/rt\/denver-dalai-lama\/saturday-9162006-rocky-mountains\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiking in the Rocky Mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday morning, we drove Poontang up to Estes Park to get our hikin’ in the Rockies on. It was freezing there and we were unprepared, so we stopped at an outfitter so I could buy a fleece. There were elk everywhere, wandering around in people’s yards and everything.<\/p>\n

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We encountered a snowstorm around 8,000 feet! It was gorgeous, though the wind was ridiculous. They closed the main park road because 80mpg gusts were pushing cars off of it.<\/p>\n

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\nnymph lake <\/em><\/p>\n

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\non the emerald lake trail, with a snowstorm in the background. <\/em><\/p>\n


\ndream lake <\/em><\/p>\n


\nme freezing at dream lake <\/em><\/p>\n

We hiked a ton, til we couldn’t feel our toes anymore, and then descended from the mountains around dusk in order to see the elk rut. It was fascinating. An elk would trumpet and a whole herd of ladies would try to fend off his advances. We saw a little bit of aggressive behavior between males, but nothing major.<\/p>\n


\nelk in the mood for love<\/em><\/p>\n

We had dinner at a Mexican restaurant north of Denver on the way back to the hotel, then fell over exhausted from hiking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday morning, we drove Poontang up to Estes Park to get our hikin’ in the Rockies on. It was freezing there and we were unprepared, so we stopped at an outfitter so I could buy a fleece. There were elk everywhere, wandering around in people’s yards and everything. We encountered a snowstorm around 8,000 feet! 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