Estes Park, Colorado

My sister got an early Christmas present from her children, 3 nights in a cozy cottage in the mountains.  Estes Park is the "gateway" to Rocky Mountain National Park and the cottage is about a mile from the park entrance  The terrain and views are really beautiful, especially now at the height of fall color.  She invited me to spend part of the time with her so I went up yesterday morning and got home this afternoon.  (I am blipping a day late again.)  We had a really nice time together.  My extra is a very tame Whitetail Deer right behind the cottage.  I was almost close enough to touch him.  I suspect he's been fed by previous tenants...

I am grateful to my niece and nephew for their lovely gift that I also got to enjoy. :-))