At only 166 miles - 267 kilometers from home is the entrance to the eastern Rocky Mountains National Park, one of Colorado's natural masterpieces.
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At the entrance to Park
From Estes Park, a distance of 61 miles - 98 km route we traveled throughout the park that was accessible by car, starting at an altitude of 7522 feet, 2292 meters, I passed at an altitude of 11,796 feet, 3595 meters and we descended to 7935 feet up in Granby - 2428 meters.
Myriad
The impressive amount of about 60 peaks over 12,000 feet - 3650 meters, this mountain park is a fairy that I had the chance to enjoy the end of autumn.
Cofaru in nature!
For me it was an unforgettable photographic experience where I had the opportunity to lose a full minute to create a few blocks and had the opportunity to experience its collection of photo filters.
Volvica the increase!
For several hours Volvica spoiled us on top of mountains where the peaks even I got a snow which made the temperature drop and shrivel like us a few photos. 
A little rest
During our entire trip through the park I have lived with pleasure sensations that I have brought to mind the many expeditions that we made in Retezat Mountains when I was a teenager and student, and not least to me back in mind heavy or very heavy moments, very beautiful in fact that I lived in shipments that we do during the time I was in Mountain unit of the North East and we beat a great distance foot side to the other mountains in the area: Retezat Godeanu, Sureanu Parang and Step Valcan. On this occasion I would like to greet some friends with whom I shared the tent and canned :
Cofaru the crest!
Vali Banoiu - a lover of mountains and nature
Mateo - I was tied with rope climbing as many times and that was one that was almost always alone backpack bigger and heavier than mine
Adi Cimpeanu - which I started in the climbing and the speleology, why not admit often much Spartan spirit and nerve and whose agreements guitar and listen to them now with pleasure
Adi Roventa - who supported Naturalism often to excess
Lt. Sorin Ionescu - "Ring" as i thought we we learn how to make out the mountain in general and which very often would have to thank that we manage to go to end the endless marches of several days even if It was very hard to finish with a smile
Sandu Gaianu Lt, Lt Costica Roanghesi, Capt. Cretu, Cpt Murgiuc, Curelea Major, Major Major Adam Uta and I were teachers in mountain research. (It was the military rank you held at that time, 1995, now many of them in reserve or much higher degrees)
At the turn!
Hoping that I will not bore you with nostalgia for old times when he was wandering the mountains, I will expose here a poem I discovered at that time:
"Learn from the water to have stable way, Learn from it all, and only burning ashes, Learn to shut the shade and watch, Learn to rock as adamant to do. Learn how the sun has apui, Learn from the stone as to say, Learn from the wind that blows on paths How should the world, to go quietly. Learn all because all are sisters, How nice pass through life, how nice to die Learn from the worm, that nobody looked ... Learn from lily to be always clean. Learn from the eagle, when your shoulders and heavy And go to the ant to see its burden Learn from cricket to play when you're alone, Learn from month to not be afraid. Learn from the birds to be more in flight, Learn all that it's all temporary, Take heed, son of world-n-sacrifice through which pass, To learn from everything dies, how to live forever! "
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Without words ... All photos are superb, I voted for "The turning point," speak only factor. This trip gives
Super hard ... I hope you footsteps
@ Ciolitto - thank you aprexcieri and wait
@ Cristi widow - why not? Just a recommendation, be careful what you wish that after you get "infected" with the virus of these places you did not want to leave in May
Good .. still a place that I "visited" because of you ... Thank you ... nothing compares to the journey itself, but through images and yo feel like I am, at least for some moments in these places ... in other words, no yo can not look cool moments we spent in Retezat ... I remember when I was in '91 when we moved camp in Poiana Pelegii and we headed for Lia Lake (where he would remain for several days), yo, I felt very bad .... and you have led me and my backpack ... more than half of the way ... do not know if you remember this one thing ... . yo I get it ... if it were yesterday, although 17 years have passed since then (I can not believe it).
PS excellent idea to google maps satellite view .... I gave and I was pleasantly surprised to see how well you can see at maximum zoom area ... Congratulations for the idea
Wonderful places ... The truth is that we do miss a bit and new
. I think you already know what you're fortunate to live there! And the pictures they can not get out than SUPER, since it is a true professional photographer and places are DREAM.
Beautiful places and, as usual, or how they manage to capture not inferior! I love the serenity and majestuozitatea Stancosii that inspire you ... and it shows in your pictures, you've played better ... I look ESENTZE photos Boulder site!
Hello American
I see you doing well and you still want it. I still have not gotten so good but in future I hope to show you some stuff mijto
. But yet still Wailing Valley Knows who can I find a wife there. 
Again many good thoughts and take care of you!
Ciao!
@ Vali Banoiu - and we still have to visit many friends, and we thank you that you would like to travel with us, how about this story 17 years ago I'm glad I was a help but think that I helped simply because was normal and in fact this is the mission of these expeditions to build confidence that Ede does not remain over the years, in our case 17 years already, and hopefully more than now, and perhaps over many years have I need support and I'm sure you'll give me. The idea with the google map I made from sacred masters in the blog but I love it, I hope to find a path of innovation.
Thanks for your good thoughts and frankly, I've been through these beautiful places I remembered the expedition that we made together in Retezat
@ Anca & Alin - thank you thank you, and we will go missing but you never know we reserve life. Really thank the Good Lord that besides daily work, which is very plentiful stitii
Gives us the chance to spend time in a pleasant way. Thank you so much for feedback and I hope to not disappoint in the future.
@ Siminelu - Thanks again and sorry I could not move to Boulder's photos but I did not stay too long there, but we promise that the first opportunity you have to make a pile of them and I'll try to make a post in which to convey the beauty of Boulder's more real
@ Pal Emil Lucian - Petrosanene Hello, I'm glad you came on here as often as you expect if there any wife who is interested in any computer genius to direct it I most trust to you.
Hello Valy!
The photos are beautiful ... I managed to see them already. Here I was, but when the wine (and it will be very likely) and me do me a "tour of the Rocky Mountains"
By the way ... can put some pictures accompanied by some snow?
Beautiful pictures, and full of nostalgic memories of "other mountains" which took me home and my thinking ... Ah, Retezatul, Parang, I remember trips to the rocks, Lake Enjoy ... what a time!
Dercaci @ Michael - I'm glad you like the photos but for a shift in Rocky Mountains National Park will have to wait until the May-June when it will reopen in winter is closed due to snow. And about the pictures of snow, keep an eye on the site that you'll see hard. Thanks for visiting and how often you expect to visit us, and we see how this site can see the beautiful Republic of Moldova.
@ Mima - Thanks again for visiting and assessment. Indeed our mountains have their place in the heart noastra.Lacul Enjoy, Lia Lake, Lake Anna and lodge stones were present in my journey through the severed whenever I had the chance to go on mountain paths through Retezat.
I gotta go there ... now that is almost
@ Cristi widow - but not necessarily have to wait 4-5 months.
convinced us we emigrated ... but still you do not miss haiduceala in romania?
@ Camelia Giurma - I miss but this created other haiduceala, can travel as much, yet we were in 45 states in the USA, we have 5 more if you stay with us, trying to talk about almost all holidays site.Salutari our family here and especially Roger and Remus. Thanks for visiting.
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The first time I heard the Rocky Mountains was a child of the novels of Karl May - at that time, devouring books that described the adventures of Old Shatterhand and Winnetou the valleys of the Rocky Mountains
You lucky you get to you and walk you there! A really beautiful area! Wonderful!
@ Dragos - I feel really lucky, I devoured in my time Karl May, and now here in USA I of the landmark books in the library, Winnetou was my model, I show you some posts from our visits in some book of Indians that we visited here. One of my favorite movies was for me "Treasure of Silver Lake", I think I've seen N times, and "School Courage" another being who I remember fondly whenever we go on the mountains on here.
As a conclusion:
"White Brother of the green lands of the Jiu Valley, your brother on red white plains Colorado site invites you to smoke peace pipe Wingwam our hunting and precedes a photo here in Colorado where the Free Spirit of the Eagle is still life "
I said
White brother of lands (yet) Jiu Valley Green will pray to the Great Manitou that desire brother Red, who is also pleasing to him, to be accomplished in one day - when the sun's shadow will be twice the length of spear will start hunting on the plains of Colorado! I said! Hough!
@ Dragositou - Valytou is excited by the promise of Jiu Valley sacred ground, I will carefully prepare future expedition, the scouts will find traces of hunting and guided us to the most prosperous areas of photography.
Whether your warrior spirit guide steps and eternal spirit of wild bison to protect you and will make the Great Manitou!
I said! Hough!
great photos .. I'll bucr ptr! I have to go here ... is the visssssss! :) Thank you helped me to see such wonderful places!
@ Marcel - no worries if you get here, beautiful places that you see here are a stone's throw from us.
With great pleasure, even if only virtual now.