Windy Weather at Rocky Mtn Park

It was 85 in the valley of Denver but once we got up to 12,000’ in elevation in the Rocky Mountain National Park, boy did the weather shift. Extreme winds that even made our little car bounce a bit. And those winds weren’t supposed to be bad at only 35mph, vs the avg winter winds of 100+!

The views were beautiful, especially of the alpine tundra where it is too cold and windy for trees to grow. We visited the highest visitor center in all the NPS and hiked up “Huffers Hill” for a nice and chilly view.Read more