Day 3 went like this...waking up early...and it was kind of chilly. We left Silverthorne...drove through that 2 mile tunnel again. Then we went over Berthoud Pass at 11,000+ feet...sorry no pics...wife wasn't too crazy about me stopping to take fotos (but don't worry...day #4 has some awesome fotos from 12,000+)...
Anyway...we drove through a few towns that we had interest in seeing...but when we got there, we decided to keep on moving. Then we stopped in Granby, where our internet-less hotel was...interesting town...in a valley. We decided to get off the path...we went into Arapaho National Forest...drove down a gravel road for 9 miles along a lake...went over a treacherous dam with ZERO railings...and then ended up in a secluded area...in a grassy area...on a little river...with a view of the Continental Divide. We ate a late lunch there...and kept a Serious eye out for Bear...we saw none...
Note: It seems more than half the pine trees here are dying d/t a beetle (Pine Beetle). Due to the mild winters lately and the favorable summers, this little beetle has been unstoppable. They only treat the trees in Rocky Mountain National Park...the rest of the trees will suffer the consequences of nature. They say this same infestation occurred 500 years ago...hopefully the trees will be able to recover...anyway, this explains the foto of the single pine tree...resilience...
Lake Granby - Granby Rainbow - Surviving Pine Tree
Arapaho National Forest - where we ate lunch!
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