So we made it into Estes Park, CO and fell in love with the area. It was only 3pm when we drove through the town but we decided to call it a day for driving and find a nice place to spend the night.
We found a nice cabin right on the river outside of town.
The next morning I had to get my run in for the day. 40 minutes doesn't seem so bad these days, but at 8000 ft elevation it hurts like hell.
My lungs burned and my legs felt like heavy bricks. Needless to say I'm looking forward to getting back to Portland elevation.
We did have and interesting encounter with a cow elk in town. Brock and I were walking by the river and we noticed a cow near the visitor center. We were a good 40 yards away from her but she must have thought I gave her a bad look because she took off in a full charge towards us. Before we knew it she was a few steps behind andwe were at a full sprint. We took a chance and crossed a busy intersection and the traffic was enough to stop the elk in its tracks.
Good practice for the marathon ;)
Kat and Brock,
ReplyDeleteWow ! Wild animals chasing you. I'll stay in the big burg, thank you very much. We're so happy that you both had a great trip across country. Kat, best of luck with your internship, your school year and most of all the big marathon ! Brock, as always be safe this season. We love you both so much! Mom and Dad