I ended up having a busy night on the Hot Line. I handled six calls. Luckily I only had to handle one at a time but as soon as I would finish one another one would come in. They kept me engaged last night.
I have signed on for my shift tonight but so far no calls have come through. We have way more counselors than texters right now. It will get busier later.
I had trouble sleeping last night. At some point I got up and took a second hot bath and even that didn’t help. I finally got a two hour nap this afternoon. Not sure why I couldn’t sleep last night. I had been sleeping fairly well for me.
This afternoon we drove into RMNP and drove up to Grand Lake. We got to Grand Lake a little before 5:00 and there was a long line of people waiting to get in so we turned around and headed back. We didn’t want to get caught in that traffic.
The park is very different this year. We did have to wait in line to get in for our 3:00 reservation but after that we didn’t run into many people or much traffic. It was nice. There were empty parking spaces in all of the pullouts and at the Visitor Center which is most unusual for this time of the year.
We saw a moose and two different elk herds. There were lots of cars pulled over to the side of the road. Everyone wanted to snap a picture of the elk and moose.
It was a beautiful drive to drive through the mountains. I love riding on Trail Ridge Road.
Grateful for a beautiful drive today, grateful for a busy night on the Hot Line, and grateful for the wild life we saw today.