Hail to the Rockies

And they'll know you are Texan by your hat, by your hat. And they'll know you are Texan by your hat

Today Faye took us up to the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain State Park. It's cold up there, people, too cold for the elk. Faye stopped for every possible photo op. We ate homemade almond butter sandwiches in the car. The altitude started getting to me a little and did I mention it was COLD? So we didn't hike to the very top of the divide. For Texas folk, it was like walking halfway up Enchanted Rock in 40 degrees with a 30 mph wind. The wind was really bad. But you can see the sky was blue and it was a lovely day. Lots of people around. The women co-oped the men's room at one stop ( We had a line and they didn't) . Very empowering.
We topped it of with a tourist crawl through Estes Park and the Chocolate Factory. Ancho Chili Truffles! Tres, tres yummy.
We are home tonight ( Yes we think of it as home. Doug and Faye are so welcoming and they listen to NPR in the morning and buy organic produce and Doug is turning his front yard into a vegetable patch. Our kind of people.)