Wednesday, 5/21

Today, a nice man named Jim came and gave us the ENTIRE low-down on the history of Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park, CO. We started at the Field Seminar house right outside of Estes, and then went on a day-long tour through the Park, hitting all the important land-marks of early life living in Estes. Remembering dates is not one of my foremost strengths, so I cannot, for the life of me, recall when the "Sprig's spring cabin was built" or when the Fort we visited was in use but I think it was a really swell that doctor's cure for patients with Tuberculosis was to "SEND THEM TO THE MOUNTAINS!!", and that's how the original founder ended up in Estes Park! I am also a very poor picture taker, so I didn't get many shots, but here are some Elk happily livin life!

Sidenote: Elk really do not understand bikes. Cars they're completely chill with, but someone clattering by on a rusting mountain bike; that really throws them for a loop. As I came careening down the Chamberlain road this afternoon, I couldn't tell if they were about to charge or flee as they stood there like giant children wondering what on earth that horrible sounding creature was.