RMNP road trip 2024 - by the numbers
Road trip out West by the numbers We just returned from a 2 week road trip out West. We drove over 3000 miles and saw some amazing scenery. Enjoy the pictures at the end. 9,449 - elevation of the popular scenic trail Bear Lake, an alpine lake below Hallett Peak on the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). We hiked around Bear Lake and then down to Alberta Falls our first day in the park together as a family. 7,203 - elevation of Inspiration Point that overlooks Jenny Lake, the scenic lake at the base of the Tetons, as well as Jackson Hole and the Gros Ventre Range. We hiked the 2.2 mi Cascade Canyon Trail to Hidden Falls and then up 450 ft. elevation through a conifer forest and along a steep granite ledge to Inspiration point. 1982 - the year a breach in the earthen dam at Lawn Lake brought down the wall of water and created the Alluvial Fan in RMNP. The kids enjoyed taking off their socks and shoes and dipping their feet in the ice cold water fro...
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