After leaving a very wet campsite in Scotts Bluff, Nebraska we headed to Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. Unfortunately we ended up in a snowstorm that passed through Denver leaving behind 8 inches of snow! Just our luck! It wasn't so bad at lower elevations, but the road through the park was closed for 2 days. The pass is over 12,000 ft. high! We made it to the visitor center just inside the park near Estes Park and took in the exhibits, park film, and Jr. Ranger books. Because all our gear was still soaking wet, we decided to stay in a KOA cabin for the night. The cabin was "bare bones" but did have a nice porch on which to hang our wet gear AND a small space heater. It got down to 28 degrees that night and the daytime temp. was about 47. We all nearly froze, especially after spending almost two weeks in 85-90 degree weather in South Dakota!
The next day we drove interstate 70 through Colorado. We drove through some snow over the passes which was very stressful, but made it over o.k. Fortunately the weather got much better the farther west we traveled. By late afternoon, we made it to Colorado National Monument - a real gem!
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