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Month: September 2026

Goodbye Rockies, Hello Wyoming

Goodbye Rockies, Hello Wyoming

On our third day in the Rocky Mountains we went back in to the park to do another hike, this time a steep uphill climb called Deer Mountain, around 6.4 miles there and back and about 1400 ft elevation gain to reach the peak at about 10,000 ft. We headed out early so we could get the walk done before it was busy and to get back home for lunch if possible. We didn’t pass many other hikers on route…

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Rocky Mountains National Park Part 1

Rocky Mountains National Park Part 1

After a long travel day on Monday we finally arrived in the US, flying from Heathrow to Denver airport which took around 9 hours – looks like we just missed the chaos with air traffic control and loads of flight cancellations on Tue and Wed this week across the UK, so we were lucky! When we landed we had a pretty long drive to get to the town we’re staying in which is called Estes Park, and is right outside…

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