Rocky Mountain National Park
I was a bit concerned about driving through the park in the carbus. Map showed very twisty roads and we knew that the road went over 12000 feet in elevation. We had done nearly 11000 feet with the carbus in May on a pass south of here with no problem but I had a feeling. We left the carbus in the park and drove the car.
Road to Estes Park. Town at east edge of park.
Rocky Mountain National Park is similar to Glacier National Park. There are back country trails and lakes, campgrounds, wildlife, and lots of visitors. The main draw is the overwhelming vastness and the road through the park to see the high altitude beauty.
We drove the length of the road and back as we did in Glacier and enjoyed the whole trip. The road was not bad. Plenty wide and the many hairpin turns were certainly manageable for a motor home. The iffy thing was the climb and descent. Twenty miles pretty steady up at a noticeable grade to over 12100 feet and then twenty miles down at a similar grade. Carbus could have done it but it would not have been fun and I would not have seen much more than the road.
A short ways from the highest point on the road is a visitor center. It is at about 11500 feet elevation.
Can you tell which direction the wind comes from?
Here is center in winter,
Here is view from back side of center.
Wildlife view from roadside.
Early fall in the Rockies.
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