Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park, near the Estes Park gate.

Elk in Rocky Mountain National Park, near the Estes Park gate.

Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rocky Mountain National Park.

Chipmunk in the fog, at Rainbow Curve on Trail Ridge Road. The road beyond this point still had not been opened for the summer.

Looking up Trail Ridge Road from Rainbow Curve. The road was still closed at this point due to snow plowing operations.

View from Many Parks Curve on Trail Ridge Road.

Snowy trail at Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Snowy trail at Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Glacier Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Glacier Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park.

Summit Lake, Mount Evans.

Summit Lake, Mount Evans.

Summit Lake, Mount Evans.

Summit Lake, Mount Evans.

Summit Lake, Mount Evans.

Summit Lake, Mount Evans.

Summit Lake, Mount Evans.

Snowy rocks on top of Mount Evans.

Looking out across the Rockies from near the Mount Evans summit.

Near the Mount Evans summit.