Boulder Brook is a "private resort" with the housing units right alongside the river.
One of the resident engineers for the resort followed me around this morning while I took pictures. I am guessing that visitors feed it. I know people think it is humane but it is actually quite the opposite. Our food is not made for their bodies.
No direct eye contact but when I moved it moved.
After documenting exteriors where we are staying it was time to head into the park.
Around lunch time we stopped to picnic at Lake Irene. It's a pretty spot. It's on our approved lunch list. While we were eating our turkey sandwiches Jan remarked that she was surprised we got a table today. It made it sound like I tipped the Lake Irene concierge for our spot. After lunch we journeyed out for what should be a wimpy hike. It is not terribly long. There is some change in elevation, but not thousands of feet. Trouble is we aren't acclimatized yet. We flew from Albany at 400 feet to Denver, which is a mile high and drove to our digs which sit at 7600 feet. Lake Irene is nestled in those pine trees at just above 10,000 feet. We spent most of the day somewhere between 10 and 12 thousand feet.
Now that we are back at 7600 feet it feels oxygen rich.
Even in the middle of the day you can spot wild life in this park. Elk are plentiful. Here are a pair enjoying lunch. They were eating in an area where the park service does not want cars to stop. You are permitted to slow down. I violated my own rule about not shooting video or images from a moving car.
Those moose (elk?) ...they almost look like camels.
ReplyDeleteWe believe those are Elk, which are plentiful in this park. During the fall, if you visit, the sound they make to summon a mate is everywhere. It's a bit unusual to see them close to the road though it obviously happens. Ordinarily when it is warm they tend to cluster near the snow mounds still evident in the park.
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