RMNP

We're retired, have our national park passes and hadn't been to Rocky Mt. NP in a few years so we took a day road trip in Oct.  It was a chilly day and we thought that it wouldn't be crowded.............it was!  We hiked around Bear Lake (.6 mi loop) and drove around the park.  Trail Ridge Rd was already closed for the season.  We also checked out Estes Park, ate breakfast in town, and didn't see one elk in the park or in town.  We missed the elk rut by a few weeks.