We thought Denver would be a bit... rockier than what we found it to be, but since it isn't, we got our rocky mountain fix with a drive through Rocky Mountain National Park.

Oh boy did we get our mountain fix here!

Our first stop on our road trip through Rocky Mountain National Park was Rainbow Lookout.

I almost think that with the plethora of chipmunks scrambling everywhere, this area should have been called Chipmunk Lookout. These guys will crawl all over your feet and you have to be careful you don't step on one. Chipmunk! Look out!

Stop number 2: Ute Meadow, considered one of Colorado's oldest trails. It also felt like one of Colorado's windiest trails.

Stop number 3: Lava Cliffs, formed some 25 million years ago but considered younger igneous rock as the Rocky Mountain uplift actually began about 70 million years ago. And here I was calling myself old for having turned 31 years old.

Stop number 4: Up Medicine Bow Curve near the Alpine Lookout.

Along the way to stop number 5, we pulled over to watch elk grazing and making derpy faces.

Derp.

Om nom nom nom.

Stop number 5: It started pouring at this point but we were determined to get out of the car and do some actual hiking in the Rockies. We settled for the Bear Lake area as there are multiple lakes clustered together there. Bear Lake is a really easy, paved .8 mile loop, which suited us (me) since the rain was cold and we (I) was not dressed warmly... sort of like the last time we were in the Rockies...

Stop number 6: We weren't cold and drenched enough so we decided to hike to Nymph Lake after completing the Bear Lake Loop. It was a 1.1 mile to reach the smaller lake.

For one day, we definitely got our Rocky Mountain fix and covered quite a bit of ground!