Alpine Visitor Center Rocky Mountain NP


		Alpine Visitors Center Rocky Mountain National Park June 20: Golden, Colorado (just west of Denver). We are in Clear Creek City Park N39° 45.197' W105° 13.193' Golden, Colorado. The campground is located on the south side of 10th street at the end of the road. Clear Creek City Campground is one of the nicest (location wise) campgrounds you can stay in (our opinion). located on Clear Creek 3-blocks from downtown Golden. They have paved interior roads with small backin sites (mature trees are so wonderful); 50-amps, water and sewer, $28.91 per-night 303-278-1437. There is a 2-week max stay before you have to leave the park and they do not take reservations. Today is going to be an exciting day. We are going to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. However, we are going to enter Rocky Mountain National Park from the back side or the western side instead of going through Estes Park, the eastern entrance. We are going to head west on I-70 through Idaho Springs to mile marker 232 and exit on US-40 which will take us up and over Berthoud Pass. From Berthoun Pass we will fall down to Grand Lake, Colorado which is a beautiful little community high in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. From Grand Lake we will continue on the the western entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park then up and over Milner Pass which will make the second time we have crossed over the Continental Divide today. The first time was at Berthoud Pass a short time ago. From Milner Pass we continue on to the Alpine Visitors Center then follow Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park to Estes Park. From Estes Park back to Golden would be an exciting ride if we had not just been over the Continental Divide twice then driven down Trail Ridge Road. Oh my! What a day. Now join us as we a small section of our exciting day. This Travel Adventure is covering the time we spent at Alping Visitors Center in Rocky Mountain National Park. Sign at west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park The road west of Alpine Visitors Center There is still plenty of snow at this altitude. Aproaching Alpine Visitors Center As we approach the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park we are above timberline. The south facing areas are free of snow while the northerly facing areas are spotted with snow. Alpine Visitor Center Rocky Mountain National Park We arrive at the Alpine Visitor Center and Trail Ridge Store in Rocky Mountain National Park. View from Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park View from the Alpine Visitor Center & Trail Ridge Store at 11,796 feet. Walk to the summit at Alpine Visitor Center At the Alpine Visitor center some people want to walk to the top, not us. We have difficulty walking at this altitude. Climbing is out of the question. Breathing for us is difficult at this altitude. Decision time at Alpine Visitor Center As we leave the visitor center parking lot we have a decision to make: Return to Golden via Grand Lake (the way we came in) or Estes Park. Joyce pointed toward Estes Park. Click here to go to our ride back home via Trail Ridge Road. Here are some other Travel Adventures in this area that may interest you: Golden, Colorado -- Kayaking Clear Creek in Golden, Colorado -- Golden Farmer's Market -- Hang Gliding on Lookout Mountain -- Buffalo Bill's Grave on Lookout Mountain -- Nature Center on Lookout Mountain Evergreen, Colorado and Bear Creek scenic drive -- Dinosaur Ridge near Morrison, Colorado Central City & Black Hawk, Colorado -- Mountain Goats of Mount Evans -- Clear Creek Canyon Scenic Drive The Oh-My-God Road from Central City to Idaho Springs -- Boulder Canyon Scenic Drive -- Golden, Colorado Evergreen, Colorado -- Kayaking fun in Clear Creek Golden, Colorado -- Mount Evans Scenic Drive -- Lookout Mountain Summit Lake on Mount Evans Loveland Pass on I-70 Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70 Colorado Ski Areas Oversize Loads on US-6 I-70 West of Denver Clear Creek Water Sports Golden, Colorado Colorado Nature I-70 around Idaho Springs Berthoud Pass Grand Lake, Colorado Rocky Mountain Wildlife Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park Rocky Mountain National Park Alpine Visitors Center Rocky Mountain National Park Milner Pass Rocky Mountain National Park Click here for some Colorado travellogs Until next time remember how good life is. Mike & Joyce Hendrix More Colorado Adventures Adventures by State More 2006 Travel Adventures Mike & Joyce Hendrix Mike & Joyce Hendrix who we are We hope you liked this page. If you do you might be interested in some of our other Travel Adventures: Mike & Joyce Hendrix's home page Travel Adventures by Year Travel Adventures by State Plants Marine-Boats Geology Exciting Drives Cute Signs RV Subjects Miscellaneous Subjects We would love to hear from you......just put "info" in the place of "FAKE" in this address: FAKE@travellogs.us Until next time remember how good life is.