Thursday, July 26, 2012

Moraine Park Camping

We've had a great week with Trent and Jordyn.  Some of our activities:
swimming at Estes Park Aquatic Center (and showers to get clean:))




hiking to Emerald Lake
fishing at Estes Lake
fishing at Thompson River
fishing at Sprague Lake
ranger talks Saturday evening, Sunday evening, and Sunday evening at the amphitheater
bike riding around the campground loops
exploring rocks and trails around camp

Bear Adventure:  there is a young bear prowling the campgrounds at night looking for food.  Trent woke up and swore he heard the bear in our camp.  I felt something rock the trailer and a little later we saw the rangers using their spotlights around our camp and the one next to us.  Was it a bear?  Trent swears it was...but we also have about 6 young mulie bucks that go right through our camp, too.  It could have been them.  Trent says he found some bear footprints of a larger bear and a smaller bear so we assume we had a visit from the young bear or a bear/cub combo.

It's fun watching the bucks graze right next to our camp and campfires every evening as we make smores at the campfire and enjoy the night stars and the quiet.
Jordyn fishing

Trent and Jordyn on the Thompson

Trent fishing on Thompson below our campground
Larry rigging up the poles
Typical tree around this area

Trent and Larry at Sprague Lake

Jordyn makes a good cast at Sprague Lake

mountains surrounding Sprague Lake

Darliss at Sprague Lake on one of the benches
taking Trent and Jordyn souvenir shopping in Estes and attending the music festival there

1 comment:

  1. Camping by the lake-to nature lovers, this is the perfect vacation! Camping lets you get back to basics, helps you to appreciate outdoor living, and bonds you with family and friends.

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