Rocky Mountain National Park had been in the bucket list from a long time. It was in March that we decided to make a trip to Denver. Some research on the park and we booked the tickets for May. It would also be our anniversary trip! The only concern we had was about the weather. The weather keeps changing in the Rockies and you can go from cold to sunny in minutes. A friend from Denver was also joining us for the trip. If nothing, it would have been a first time cabin style vacation with some friends.
The day arrived and we were excited but a little nervous about taking a 2 year old on a flight. It wasn't our daughter's first time on a flight but it definitely was the first time after she had started to be vocal and conscious about her surroundings. It was an evening flight scheduled to land at 6 pm MDT. The plan was to get the car rental and reach Denver by 7:30 pm, pick up friends and reach the cabin by 10 pm. A cabin was booked at River Spruce Cabins, Estes Park. Estes Park is a good place to stay if you plan on taking some trails since its at the national park entrance. There are a lot of cabins and hotels to choose from but the availability also depends on the season. We had booked the cabin in March as well since the Rockies is well visited in spring. There are also outdoor sports shops for rentals which makes Estes Park a good location.
The flight was on time and we reached Denver around 5:55 pm and by the time we deplaned it was around 6:20 pm. The airport at Denver was a little different from the others we had been to. To get to the car rental, one has to catch a train to go to the main terminal, follow the directions to the specific car rental bus stop from where bus takes you to the car rental. By the time all that was done, it was 7:30 pm and we reached Denver around 8 pm. The drive to Estes Park from Denver is approximately 2 hours.
It was 10 pm when we reached the cabin. It was the first time for us in a cabin and it was a lovely cozy cabin. It had a well equipped kitchen, living area, 2 bedrooms, a loft with a queen bed and a bathroom. The weather had changed from warm at Denver to a chilling 0 degree C at Estes Park. But the cabin was warm enough to make us comfortable.
And the first day of the trip was coming to a end as we all chatted for a while over a late weekend dinner and went to bed hoping to do some good trails the next day.
The day arrived and we were excited but a little nervous about taking a 2 year old on a flight. It wasn't our daughter's first time on a flight but it definitely was the first time after she had started to be vocal and conscious about her surroundings. It was an evening flight scheduled to land at 6 pm MDT. The plan was to get the car rental and reach Denver by 7:30 pm, pick up friends and reach the cabin by 10 pm. A cabin was booked at River Spruce Cabins, Estes Park. Estes Park is a good place to stay if you plan on taking some trails since its at the national park entrance. There are a lot of cabins and hotels to choose from but the availability also depends on the season. We had booked the cabin in March as well since the Rockies is well visited in spring. There are also outdoor sports shops for rentals which makes Estes Park a good location.
The flight was on time and we reached Denver around 5:55 pm and by the time we deplaned it was around 6:20 pm. The airport at Denver was a little different from the others we had been to. To get to the car rental, one has to catch a train to go to the main terminal, follow the directions to the specific car rental bus stop from where bus takes you to the car rental. By the time all that was done, it was 7:30 pm and we reached Denver around 8 pm. The drive to Estes Park from Denver is approximately 2 hours.
It was 10 pm when we reached the cabin. It was the first time for us in a cabin and it was a lovely cozy cabin. It had a well equipped kitchen, living area, 2 bedrooms, a loft with a queen bed and a bathroom. The weather had changed from warm at Denver to a chilling 0 degree C at Estes Park. But the cabin was warm enough to make us comfortable.
And the first day of the trip was coming to a end as we all chatted for a while over a late weekend dinner and went to bed hoping to do some good trails the next day.
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