Seeing wild animals in their natural habitat always gladdens my heart. Over the weekend, we took a friend from Maine for a drive to Rocky Mountain National Park. As we approached the park from the east (Estes Park) side via US 34, left via US 36 and on Trail Ridge Road as far as we could go to the winter road closure, we saw three of the park's big species: two groups of bighorn sheep (Colorado's official state animal), deer and elk.
We frequently see deer, even in our backyard, and watchable elk abound anytime other than summer, but bighorns are always a treat in the park. The Empire herd and the Georgetown herd sometimes graze close to Interstate 70 in the winter and are easy to spot, especially in the morning. But a national park provides a better backdrop than vehicles whizzing by on pavement.
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