Chambers "Lake", CO

Drove to a different part of RM National Park today and took a 6 mile walk around 'Moraine Park'. This was a beautiful meadow area framed by mountains. Famous for having lots of elks although we only saw one. We did see some marmots though (looking very lazy and well fed) as well as the ubiquitous chipmunks. The best bit were the beaver ponds (though it didn't look like beavers lived there) in a really serene meadow. 

Weather overcast but dry for the walk. We did get some rain as we left the national park and made our way first to Estes Park for lunch and supplies. 

Then we drove up Poudre Canyon which was a stunning gorge, really high cliffs and a shallow fast flowing river running through it. All very dramatic The rain cleared up as we made our way through the canyon. Starting to get into wild west looking territory with plenty of cattle ranches. 

Stopped for the night at Chambers Lake Campground. I'm sure the lake is usually beautiful but it has been drained to make repairs to the dam! Still quite fun to take a walk around the dried up lake bed. 

The campsite is in a pine forest and the squirrels are busy chattering away at us as we make dinner and play 'national parks scrabble'. Though so far we have not got round to working out what the additional 'national parks' element is all about. 










Beaver Ponds
Spot the Ada
Chambers "Lake" 



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