As the sun sank low in the west, Heather and I walked up a hill in Granby Ranch to watch the last rays of light disappear below the horizon.
Obligatory adorable selfie photo.
Stillwater Pass Road
Heading out of Grand Lake, we decided to go up over Stillwater Pass on a gravel Forest Service road.
Driving a Subaru on a gravel road is really fun.
Amazingly beautiful scenery abounds!
Winding up toward the pass.
We encountered a bit of shelf road getting close to the summit of the pass. It was a bit exciting driving over this part in my lowered Subaru.
Here’s some video from the shelf road.
Beautiful wildflowers in the woods.
These beautiful meadows were all over the place in the mountains.
Filled with wildflowers!
Rougher section of road.
Beautiful views.
There are lots of beetle-killed trees in this area.
We spotted a deer down in a creek bottom some distance from the road.
Big rocky outcroppings on the horizon.
Heather with my Subaru. It recently came back from the shop after it was hit while parked in front of our townhouse over a month ago. The shop did an excellent job putting everything back together again.
A lush creek bottom.
Heading down some rutted road.
A big valley opened up in front of us as we got close to the paved highway.
Goodbye Stillwater Pass Road! We had a grand time driving on you.
Grand Lake
Grand Lake (both the town and the lake) is a really beautiful little place. Sailboats dotted the lake when Heather and I visited. There were at least a dozen sailboats out and about enjoying the afternoon.
One of the old houses in Grand Lake.
On the main drag through town with a legitimate boardwalk.
What a pretty little town! It must be lonely here in the winter though when the highway is closed through Rocky Mountain National Park.