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[Rhonda]

I have posted pics from my two hikes, Gem Lake and the Green Mt/Onahu Loop. Also of my cabin, the before and after of my "fortunate" water heater leak.

Now here are some shots from my various favorite spots within the park. On days when it was too cold & windy to hike (wimp that I am), or spitting sleet and snow, or my blistered heel hurt too bad, I just enjoyed driving from spot to spot and absorbing the changing beauty from one day to the next. Ahhhhh, the memories.

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This first one is especially for my good friends Allie and Melanie. Y'all know where I took this one. (So does Perry, as a matter of fact.) I think it's a favorite spot of more than just a few of us.

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[Allie]

Yea!!!!! I love that shot, Rhonda. And I love that spot in the park. I could spend a day there, just looking and listening and relaxing. Thanks Rhonda. That made my night.

Allie

[Rhonda]

One cold, snowy day I went to Wild Basin and just went as far as Copeland Falls. Some nice guy offered to take my picture.

And a few of these I've posted previously, but you're seeing them again.

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[Rhonda]

I knew you'd like that one, Allie!

Here's more... I took a lot of pictures of the road through my windshield when a scene would just take my breath away and I couldn't pull over. I like "road" shots as long as other cars aren't in the picture.

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[BRichey]

Great pics Rhonda!

[Allie]

Your "through the windshield" pics are excellent. Man I love RMNP!!

Allie

[Rhonda]

And on Friday after a fresh snow the night before, I went walking around Bear Lake before it got all slushy and full of footprints, and then I just kept on walking on up to Nymph, even though I didn't have my hiking poles or my hiking shoes on, I was wearing thin canvas sneakers and they got soaked. It was just so pretty, I couldn't stop walking. I decided not to go any further though because I was carrying my video camera and was afraid I'd slip and fall without my poles.

I took a picture of a couple at Nymph Lake (with their camera, of course) and the man, in turn, took a picture of me.

That's all until I get some more scanned.

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[Ladyslipper]

Rhonda,

You really made the most of your week! You made it to so many wonderful places in the park, and got to spend time with some great fellow forumers! It seems like you had the opportunity to truly soak up some of the spirit of rmnp; and now you've shared some of that spirit with us! Thanks!

[Melanie]

Oh, thank you Rhonda for the "favorite" spot shot. You just made my night.
All of your pictures are wonderful. I hope next year to be there and see it myself and meet you and other forum friends.



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[Rhonda]

Rhonda,

You really made the most of your week!  You made it to so many wonderful places in the park, and got to spend time with some great fellow forumers!  It seems like you had the opportunity to truly soak up some of the spirit of rmnp; and now you've shared some of that spirit with us!  Thanks!

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I sure did, Teresa. I felt like this was one of the best trips ever. I was able to rest a lot and do whatever I wanted, met some great forum friends on three different occasions, hiked to some new places, just sat and soaked up scenery in my favorite spots, saw the yellow aspen, saw fresh snow, saw blue skies and sun and beautiful clouds and mist, saw and heard elk up close and far away, saw a coyote, some deer, met a gray jay, squirrels, it was just wonderful.

Oh, thank you Rhonda for the "favorite" spot shot.    You just made my night.
All of your pictures are wonderful.  I hope next year to be there and see it myself  and meet you and other forum friends.   
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I hope so, too, Melanie! I'm counting on it.

[Rhonda]

One more thing that I thought about when I said I saw some elk up close.....

One evening I was heading back "home" after driving around taking pictures and looking at elk. It was late evening, just before sunset, and the elk were really active in Moraine Park. I had just left an elk jam and was driving down Bear Lake road toward the junction with Highway 34, in that area where Ypsilon is perfectly lined up with the road, and right beside me on my left was a steep embankment. I wasn't going very fast at all, but suddenly out of the corner of my eye I see a huge bull elk come trotting down that steep embankment heading across the road right in front of me. It seemed like there was no way in the world I was going to keep from hitting him, and there I was in a small car where he would be knocked off his feet and come sliding right across the hood into my windshield. I slammed on my brakes, everything in the front seat hit the floorboard and I left a long trail of rubber on the road, but even stopping as fast as I could, it didn't seem like I could possibly miss him when miraculously he balked and stopped at the edge of the pavement in the nick of time. If he hadn't, I don't know if I would be here writing this today, or if he would be running around Bear Lake Road anymore. It was a very close call.

So even though I abide by the "Leave No Trace" philosophy in RMNP, I did leave a little of my tire tread behind on Bear Lake Road, along with a prayer of thanks.

Rhonda