It worked out that we could leave Estes Park on the early side and make it into Denver in time for a FABulous visit with Judy, woman of hearts and joy, and her husband Patrick, before flying home. Judy is one of The Birds and we’ve been meeting regularly on zoom since pandemic times. YAY!
The sweet baby girl
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ACCOMMODATION REVIEWS
Capitol Reef Resort (Capitol Reef)
PROS: Location was good for the park, good for the town, gorgeous setting, restaurant ok, two toilets
CONS: Second bedroom was a closet without a closet
Red Cliffs Lodge Moab (Cannyonlands/Arches)
PROS: Loved the setting by the river, fabulous medical services in town, lovely staff, the drive to the parks was 25-35 minutes but so beautiful
CONS: Main building of amenities was closed
Historic Rathbone Montrose (Black Canyon of the Gunnison)
PROS: Everything was new, you could get flat white at the café from 7am, we had one room with two queen beds and yet it felt spacious
CONS: Food was not readily available all day
Windsor Hotel Del Norte (Great Sand Dunes)
PROS: It was fun to get the tour of all the old things,
CONS: The room was dated, the drapes didn’t work, the restaurant was so-so
Condo on Grand Lake (RMNP Grand Lake)
PROS: The View oh my, two decent bedrooms, two toilets
CONS: So very dirty, we couldn’t use the living room because the carpet was folded into a tripping hazard with dust on every surface, the shower was unusable
Streamside Resort (RMNP Estes Park)
PROS: Very nice creek-side setting in a complex of resorts, private hot tub on the patio overlooking the creek, not new but very clean (did they replace the rusted fittings, they are so new?), despite no front desk and that weird kiosk guy, the staff on the grounds have been kind and helpful
CONS: The bedrooms are wall-to-wall bed.