Horseshoe Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. October 29, 2012.

Trip with John, day 3.  This overlook on deer mountain has a nice view of the valley (“park”) below.

Horseshoe Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. October 29, 2012.

This wide angle view is from the same overlook.

John (left) and Jim Doty Jr., Spague Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. October 29, 2012.

John, Moraine Park, Rocky Mountain National Park. October 29, 2012.

John was taking a picture of the Big Thompson river.

Jim, Rocky Mountain National Park. October 29, 2012.

While I was taking pictures with a long lens, my brother John grabbed my phone and took a picture of me.

Colorado Cottages, #5, “Columbine”, Estes Park, Colorado. October 29, 2012.

We came back into town for lunch. “Columbine” (lower level) was out cottage away from home.

Upper Beaver Meadows and Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park. October 29, 2012.

Bull Elk, Domino’s Pizza, Estes Park, Colorado. October 29, 2012.

While we had thought about finding something to eat, our neighborhood bull elk had the same idea.

Elk in our parking space, Colorado Cottages, Estes Park, Colorado. October 29, 2012.

When we came back at the end of the day, our elk was waiting in our parking spot. We again had to wait for him to leave. We didn’t mind. I took pictures using my headlights for light.  It was the end of our third and final day in Colorado.