IS TRAIL RIDGE STORE READY TO OPEN?

May 30, 2015

It's been a "WAITING WEEK."  We'd go to breakfast, and then wait to hear if today was the day to travel up the mountain on Trail Ridge Road.  The National Park Service is responsible for making the decision. Our portion of Colorado has received rain in 25 of 29 days, with the high country receiving SNOW.  We were all getting antsy to get going, as most of us had been here ready to work for two weeks.  But on Wednesday, we made our first trek to the top, CHISELING out the store - hard work.  

 

By Thursday, we were hauling merchandise into the store, and on Friday, we had readied the store to be opened today.  Thank goodness for all the younguns we have on our employee team that did most of the grunt work.  

 

Here are some of the other highlights of the week:

 

 

 

• hiked two miles (and 1000 feet gain in elevation) to Gem Lake, a spectacular subalpine lake with Teresa, Sherri, Lars and Tyler.  While there, we witnessed a proposal!  Tears of joy for them!
• toured Alluvial Fan, created by Roaring River, Fall River, and Aspenglow Campground to become familiar with RMNP.  Saw adult great-horned owl protecting two owlets (a first for me), as well as four Bighorn ewes.
• ate my first elkburger 
• walked around Lake Estes, a four mile hike
• froze my bum off, sitting on pit toilets up on the mountain top
• attended "Broadway in Estes," a musical comedy performed by local musicians
• visited by my niece, Erika, and her friend, Lindsey

 

 

It's been an exciting week, and there's more adventure that lies ahead, but right now, it's WORK.  I believe my next day off will be next Thursday.

Enjoy your spring/summer!  I'm surrounded by God's majestic creations!

Amy