Sunday, 19 August 2018 – Travel Day to Estes Park Colorado

Beautiful drive into Estes with canyons and river
Elk hang out around town in Estes Park.
Nice spacious sites. Great views all around.
Maverick climbed the rocks and took a swim at the nearby Mary’s Lake rec area

The drive today was pretty short and easy. Its all interstate until Loveland CO where you take Hwy 34 into Estes. Hwy 34 spent a lot of time going through town which was curvey and slow. Hwy 34 is very scenic following a river through the canyons and mountains. We are staying at the Spruce Lake RV Park just outside the National Park for the next 3 nights. It will be nice to be stationary for a few days. The sites are very wide and full hookups. The views at the park are great. The temperatures here in Estes are 66 deg F for a high. Very nice. We ate lunch at the nearby Other Side Restaurant and the food was very good. We thought about driving to Bear Lake in the National Park but signs warned the parking was full. We decided to check out the visitor center and the return tomorrow instead. Before heading back to the coach we checked out the nearby Mary’s Lake Recreation Area. Maverick really enjoyed a quick swim and climbing on the rocks.