Backpacking in the Rockies

Brad and I went on a backpacking trip at Rocky Mountain National Park last week.  I absolutely underestimated how hard it would be to carry this backpack up the mountain!  It was a long way to our camp, this picture is the beginning of the trip, we still look pretty good!

 It was hard but these were our views.

 And finally after over four miles our site by Cub Lake.

 It was a really pretty spot, and no snow to camp in.

 We did however hike up higher into the snow, this is the way to Emerald Lake.

 On a hike the last day I was telling Brad how I really wanted to see a moose, we had heard we just missed one twice during the three days we were there. Then on the last hike we took we turned a corner and were face to face with a moose!  I'm not kidding like 10 feet, of course I couldn't have acted more obnoxious, "Oh my word!  Brad get the camera!"  And then it ran into the woods and this is our best picture.  I won't forget how he looked so close though.

 The view from the top of the falls we were going to.

This is day three, we were pretty grungy by then and decided to get a hotel the last night and shower before starting home the next day.  Brad asked me my favorite part and I said all of the falls and Emerald Lake.  I asked him what his favorite part was and he said using all of his gadgets (the water filter, mini stove, GPS, etc) go figure!