The Alluvial Fan and The Old Fall River Road

The next day we slept in a little and then drove to have lunch at the Alluvial Fan.  Lots of boulders and a big creek weaving and dancing over and around the rocks.  Bagel sandwiches tasted especially tasty here, even though our rocky seats may have indented our tushies.  Lots of rock crawling ensued, and Jeff and Julie and Josh MAY have climbed too far up and scared themselves 'real good.' Beautiful water.

After the Alluvial Fan, we decided to drive up the Old Fall River Road.  This road is one way, and only open in the summer.  It's gravel and filled with switchbacks and amazing scenery, so we inched along as we climbed quickly.  Of course a moose sighting made the whole trip worth it (the scenery alone made it worth it!) and we ended up at the Alpine Visitor's Center where we hiked up a huge mountain to see some grazing elk (Julie got a crazy headache at this elevation!) and then we rested in the gift shop while the rain came.

We did two puzzles in the evenings!  This was our first, and the day we had to switch to a two-bedroom unit.  No problem for us!  We just moved the boys to the couch bed after they fell asleep in our room.