Estes Park surrounding mountains from Bond Park

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Port Gardner Bay - Sun is setting low, big guy and the colors are beautiful.

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Duane and Mary Acheson Bench is the perfect place to rest on the way back up the hill on this hike

 

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A view of three tiers at Haines Wharf Park in Edmonds, WA

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Banana Cream and Mint Chip on a Waffle Cone for my first visit and the last day of this ice cream parlor's season

 

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Visit to Snoqualmie Falls

 Allie and I recently visited Snoqualmie Falls and enjoyed that awesome views.

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Honey at the Salish Resort gift shop

"Face Plant" @ Summit House Restaurant

 

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Crystal Mountain Resort @ Mt. Rainier

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G8 checked off another goal

My G8 just checked off another goal today.  Her goals are to visit the general extremities of America.  She's been to waters of the West Coast, East Coast, and the North Coast (Great Lakes).  Today, she made it to the Top of America near the peak of the Mount Evans Summit. The road that goes to the summit is the highest paved road in North America.  Not only that, the parking lot at the end of the Mount Evans Scenic Byway is subsequently the highest paved parking in North America at 14,132' above sea level.  

Santa Barbara, CA (2009)

Erie, PA (2011)

Rockport, MA (2011)

Mount Evans, CO (2021)

☑ West Coast   •   ☑ Eastern Seaboard   •   ☑ Great Lakes   •   ☐ Gulf Coast   •   ☑ Mount Evans   •   ☐ Badwater Basin

Mount Evans Day Trip

It's been a long time coming.  The shutdown in 2020 prevented plans, and then stuff going on in 2021 delayed plans again.  However, Allie and I have finally made the drive to the highest paved road (and subsequently, the highest paved parking lot) in North America!  We decided to take Joie and Toebzilla with us as well.  Even though the drive can be a bit nerve-racking, especially near the top, the experience was great once we reached the summit.  I'm glad we were able to visit the summit together.  The weather was clear and the temperature was nearly perfect (not too hot or too cold).  It was a great way to beat the 100+°F temps in the Denver area for the day (at least until we returned home).  

A goat is going to goat. This mama goat took to the high ground to protect her kid from the tourist and their leashed dogs.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4wiSrF23Q/ 

Here's Allie with our leashed critters near the 14,265' summit of Mount Evans (and not near the protective mama goat).  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4yniAl1sU/

Near the top of the summit, this marmot looked upset at the tourist at first, but then kept posing for us.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR4x1xgl6b2/

Allie with our critters at Summit Lake Park on the drive back down from Mount Evans Summit.  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR47mHRlUwa/

OK, adding one more from today, of me, at Mount Evans Summit with the great distance in the background. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR5ZXwzFmyp/