Not a Chipmunk

#GoldenMantledGroundSquirrel #Squirrel #Cute #Rodent #Wildlife #Colorado #EstesPark

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@xinit “HEEEEERE'S HELEN!”

With her #OverlookHotel carpet-pattern #kaftan and axe, #DragonCon2023 #cosplayer Heather Miller mashed up #HelenRoper from #ThreesCompany and #StanleyKubrick's film adaptation of #StephenKing's “#TheShining.”

Fun triple-entendre:
• Stanley Kubrick directed “The Shining.”
• The story was inspired by King’s 1974 visit to the #StanleyHotel in #EstesPark, Colorado.
• And #MrsRoper’s long-suffering husband… was named Stanley.

#DragonCon #cosplay

#Colorado #Nature #NaturePhotography #EstesPark #TrailRidgeRoad

#Colorado #RockyMountains #Nature #NaturePhotography #EstesPark

#TIL it is possible to buy so much saltwater taffy in #EstesPark #Colorado that they offer to put your picture on the wall.

I only visit once every five years or so; I need to stock up.

#ThrowbackThursday #coyotesOfMastodon #WildLifePhotography #naturePhotography
A coyote minding his own business one morning, in #RockyMountainsNationalPark, and a fox, minding her own business in an open space in #EstesPark. Both photos taken in Spring of 2007.

A story in 3 parts - taken in Estes Park, Colorado mid June. #EstesPark #Colorado #rockymountainnationalpark #photography #hiking

Today's tour took us into the #RockyMountainNationalPark! After a recommendation from a local, we decided to go up to #BearLake and do the managable and extremely beautiful hike to the other nearby lakes (see image descriptions). This hike took us above a height of 3000m which was quite noticable on our breath!
#RockyMountains #Colorado #EstesPark

Today, we chose a rather easy hiking trip: Up to #LilyMountain - 6km length, 380m height from the parking lot, up to the peak at 2967m altitude!
This was really beautiful, and we made it to the top before the clouds and rain arrived (but we could see them approaching from the direction of #EstesPark!)
#RockyMountains #Colorado

On the way back to #EstesPark, we encountered new wildlife species! A few bighorn sheep (the logo animal of #CSU) were calmly standing next to the road.
When we went ahead to the cottage where we will spent our well-deserved holidays, a few #elk were already waiting for us of course!
#ICOLS2023

We also had some time to explore #EstesPark downtown a bit - which is basically just a street full of souvenir shops with a lot of #Colorado T-shirts and moose, elk and bears in all different shapes XD
Of course we also saw another #elk - on a parking lot with elk-approved WiFi.
#ICOLS2023

There was a strong recommendation from #JunYe to do a hiking tour, so we couldn't argue and went ahead to a 5km roundtrip to #GemLake near #EstesPark .
We had extremely beautiful views and very nice company - totally worth it!
(Also, our elk count increased to 3 - one was just calmly grazing in front of our hotel when we came back from dinner after the hike)

Although we left the poster session only 1 hour after it was supposed to end, there was still time for a short hiking trip around the beautiful #LakeEstes in #EstesPark !
Lead by a fearless Canadian, we also travelled through the "aggressive elk" zone, but fortunately only saw a not very aggressive elk with her little offspring (only mother elk is in the photo) 🥰
#ICOLS2023

Burn scar flood warning for #Colorado #EastTroublesomeFire #COwx #EstesPark #GrandLake

#SilentSunday #elkOfMastodon
A bull elk resting in front of our rental in #EstesPark, near #RockyMountainNationalPark

At the cabin, Estes Park, Colorado. August 1955. Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

#OldPhotos #Kodachrome #Colorado #EstesPark #Cadillac

Spending a lovely weekend with family in #estespark CO. My husband and I are with our 2 adult kids and their significant others, and my ex wife and her husband. Our #modernfamily

#ThrowbackThursday
Foxy Mama
Fox with 2 kits not actually in #RockyMountainNationalPark but close, in #EstesPark, taken in May, 2007

For #WaterfallWednesday I present Bridal Veil Falls in #RockyMountainNationalPark. This is on Cow Creek, and is accessible via the Bridal Veil Falls Trail, and the Cow Creek Trail. One starts one’s hike at the Cow Creek Trailhead north of #EstesPark #Colorado. I took this picture and short video in September of 2016. The video posted as a reply to this toot, and should be listened to as well as viewed.

(1) #PrettiggestoordNL #toerisme

In 1993 bezocht ik #RockyMountains #NationalPark in #Colorado #usa.
Vanuit het oosten kom je het park binnen bij #EstesPark, de plaats waar het beroemde #StanleyHotel staat waar de film 'The Shining' werd opgenomen (1980).

In de maand juni was er meer om je over te verbazen. Een 'normale weg' zonder haarspelbochten leidt naar 4.000 meter hoogte, waar je tussen #sneeuwmuren verder naar het westen rijdt in je auto.

We stopten voor een wandeling. (2)