{"id":860,"date":"2023-05-19T15:44:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.philsego.com\/travel\/?p=860"},"modified":"2023-05-19T15:44:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T19:44:32","slug":"rocky-mountain-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philsego.com\/travel\/rocky-mountain-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocky Mountain National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

May 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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RMNP is an absolute gem. We had visited the eastern side of the park some years ago during shoulder-season. As Susan had a conference in Denver, we decided to take some time afterwards to explore west side of the park, even though we knew that it was very early shoulder season and that there would be some lingering ice and snow on the trails. We based ourselves in Grand Lake, a small town that is apparently quite the scene during the summer, but where most shops were closed while we were there. The two sides of the park are normally connected by a road that runs north of Grand Lake. \u2013 except during the winter which goes through May 31 at this altitude. This made the west side even more isolated. We were alone on many of the trails we hiked, except for moose.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We hiked the following trails:<\/p>\n\n\n\n