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Rocky Mountain National Park is located in north-central Colorado, just to the west of Estes Park, Colorado. The national park is known for its bighorn sheep, huge herds of elk or wapiti, and its majestic mountains as it sits astride the Continental Divide. Chief among these mountains is its highest, Longs Peak, 14,259 feet above sea level.

Estes Park is a popular resort town, mainly during the summer, though it's also well visited during the other seasons--winter for its snowshoeing and crosscountry skiing, fall for watching the elk rutting season and autumnal colors and spring, well, spring is when life returns to the meadows and the nearby waterfalls break loose from their icy confines.

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The Boulderfield Pause in the morning on this, the final point on the Longs Peak Trail that you can still legitimately call it a trail. From here it's a route, almost a suggestion, hopping from boulder to boulder up to the Keyhole and beyond. Here at the Boulderfield there are sites for backcountry campers and a hitching post for horses.	Plan B Option


Chasm Lake Located a half mile below the summit of Longs Peak is the magic of Chasm Lake.	Plan B Option


The Keyhole it's through here that the most popular route up to the summit of Longs Peak lies. To the east is the Boulderfield, just below is the Agnes Vaille Shelter Hut, and to the west is Glacier Gorge.	Plan B Option


The Loch One of many beautiful lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park.	Plan B Option


Longs Peak Summit Tony made it to the summit so you don't have to! 14,259 feet above sea level, as long as the weather is good, it's surprisingly peaceful up on the summit, no matter how many other hikers may have made it as well that morning.	Plan B Option


Barlow Plaza, Estes Park Along the Riverwalk and the ever-flowing Big Thompson River is Estes Park's Barlow Plaza, home of two of my favorite restaurants, Poppy's and Mama Rose's. Poppy's features burgers, Estes Park's best salad bar, sandwiches, vegetarian & vegan and of course, pizza! Mama Rose's features excellent Italian dining in a warm, inviting atmosphere. Homemade pastas and sauces. Visit them at MyPoppys.com.	Plan B Option