Rocky Mountain National Park

Over 30% of Rocky Mountain National Park's wilderness is Alpine Tundra.  This was, by far, the highlight for us.  Other than that, besides catching a glimpse at a Big Horn Sheep nursery in the hills and some pretty awesome pictures of elk, (and a quick sighting of a moose!), there was little "wildlife" or "wilderness" felt here.  It is what I'm calling a "backyard" park.  With Boulder, Ft. Collins, and the Denver metropolis so close, this is a Colorado park for Colorado families, and it feels that way.  Wolves and Grizzlies are long gone.  The elk population is managed by yearly ranger kills, and fences are up all through the park to restore riparian areas damaged by overgrazing and overpopulation.  Black bears are more an annoyance than an actual resident.  The views were gorgeous but in the end, we packed up and headed out a day early.  Then again, we were just coming from Yellowstone.  So perhaps in never even got a fair shot.