Trail Ridge Road – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Where the Children Walked

The crest of Trail Ridge Road follows a route used by native tribes for centuries to migrate from hunting grounds to wintering grounds. Passage was so steep and treacherous that children could not be carried but had to walk. The Arapaho called it “taienbaa” which means “Where the Children Walked.” Another child once walked inContinue reading “Where the Children Walked”

Mooskateer

During our Colorado visit, we stopped at a pullout near the 12,000 foot summit of Trail Ridge Road. A gathering of people were staring at something way down in the marshy valley. Binoculars, telescopes, and even a camera with a huge telephoto lens all pointed in the same direction. One kind lady shared a viewContinue reading “Mooskateer”

Pika-Boo

High above timberline along Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, this gentle little critter danced around, under, and between the rocks much to the delight of admiring visitors. Not a mouse, it is more closely related to rabbits and hares but has short ears and legs. Perhaps it would love a handout fromContinue reading “Pika-Boo”