RMNP In Fall 15Sep16

Kala and I camped in Moraine Park in the Rocky Mtn Nat Park ~ it's becoming a fall tradition. Despite a sketchy forecast, the weather was gorgeous for fall in the mountains. Shorter, cooler days have brought brilliant color to the aspens, elk to the meadows and dustings of snow to Long's Peak and the alpine. We hiked and fished and photoed throughout the Bear Lake and Glacier Gorge corridor. Some elk spent one night right outside our tent - a bugling bull and his harem of 15 cows. We didn't mind the sounds. We hiked to Lake Helene (from the tarn above I saw 3 lakes) & The Loch (Kala's reviewing the lake & glaciers) and fished the Big Thompson (and caught brownies). We even found a mama moose and her calf - they are really big and really crazy so we kept our distance - even though we may be just as crazy. Fall is spectacular in RMNP.