While the kids were in camp Crystal and I visited some parks and peaks in Colorado – here is a gallery of our trips to Red Rocks as well Mt. Evans. Mt. Evans boasts the highest paved road (though in some stretches that was being generous) and you can drive all the way to the the top. It took about 45 minutes to cover the 8 miles of the White-Knuckle Parkway. Storms were predicted but the skies were clear at the top for us.
Crystal at the Red Rocks amphitheater
Nature walk in Red Rocks park
Crystal at Red Rocks
Ben and Crystal at Red Rocks
Ben and Crystal at Red Rocks
View of downtown Denver from Red Rocks
Crystal on a nature walk at Red Rocks
Crystal at the summit of Mt. Evans
Crystal at the summit of Mt. Evans
View west from the top of Mt. Evans.
Crystal at Summit lake on the slopes of Mt. Evans.
Crystal with the view east from the top of Mt. Evans.
Looking down on the snow capped Rockies to the north.
More snow capped Rockies seen from the top of Mt. Evans.
Alpine wild flowers
Alpine wild flowers
Alpine wild flowers
The road up to Mt. Evans is a winding, steep, narrow, white knuckle drive.