Bruce and I had a great dinner at the DiVide restaurant next door to the Pine Motel.

Again, this is a drive up to the door and park in front of your room. The Pine is recently remodeled and super nice.

Just random overlooks along the way to Walden Colorado.

I have never been to Walden or Granby so all new roads!

There is a great wetland at the bottom of the canyon in Granby and the timing was perfect for mate.

When I got to Rocky Mountain National Park, I had not planned and gotten a 'Timed Entry' permit. So they made me wait 4-minutes for the clock to hit 2:00 pm.

But, I got to meet Jeremey from Michigan. He was riding a Big Honda Goldwing. He is an ex Marine and recently retired. And just a great guy.

We rode through the park together stopping to BS, take pictures at most of the overlooks. He was in a big hurry to get home by Sunday.

There was only one other motorcycle that we saw, a 1200 BMW GS I think. The BMW rider never even made eye contact with us, even though we were stopped at the same overlooks several times.

I don't think the BMW was a rental bike, I think the rider was just so much better than us that he could not be bothered to hang out.

There are a lot of great overlooks in the park.

And there are a lot of tourists to fill them. I am not sure if I like RMNP more or less than Banff Canada. It is okay to like them both.

Nice!

More nice.

Even more nice.

I was at Jerry's resort home by 6 pm.

Estes Park has an Elk Situation. Lots of elk running around town smashing things up. One of them, named 'Smash' has gone viral:

See https://www.facebook.com/watch...

The Viral Incidents

During the autumn rut (mating season), this 700-pound bull elk has terrorized local traffic. Local wildlife photographers and residents have captured multiple videos of him battling cars, including a viral incident where a bull elk—highly suspected to be Smash—used his massive antlers to completely shatter the rear passenger window of an idling Honda sedan near a local golf course. His aggressive antics have kept local collision repair shops incredibly busy.

Why Is He Doing This?

According to wildlife biologists, bull elk are “perpetually angry” and flooded with testosterone during the fall mating season. Smash is highly protective of his “harem” (group of female cows). He attacks vehicles for two primary reasons:

• Perceived Rivals: He views large, shiny vehicles or golf carts as competing bulls invading his territory.

• Reflections: If he sees his own reflection in the clean paint or windows of a car, he will charge it, thinking he is fighting another elk.