We left from Des Moines, IA and drove 10 hours to Colorado.
During the trip, we stopped by Mall on the Bluff in Council Bluff, IA. They have HyVee, a local grocery stores where they have a lot of ready food to go, including sandwiches, pizza, Asian food, salad... you name it. They server also was very nice, genuinely nice.
We try to eat healthier during the trip, so this store really gave a lot of option of healthier food.
We had dinner at TJ Bummer, Sterling, CO. It has a nice atmosphere, local favorite place to eat. They provide american food including burger. The food was OK.
We stayed at Fairfild Inn Loveland. I like modern decor and amenities. Best, I really like the location. It's about 1 hr from Estes Park rocky mountain park. 20 min from Fort Collins, less that an hour from Boulder. The room is pretty standard 2 queen bed. They offered continental breakfast including make yourself waffle. They also provided microwavable Jimmy Dean's cheese, bacon biscuit.
We went to the Rocky Mountain and stop by Estes Park, which is about 8000 ft elevation. The visitor center really helps points out point of interests. They pointed alluvial fan (happened because a dam failed and created flood), highest elevation paved road (pictured) and continental divide. If you watch The Shining movie, they shot at The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park.
We drove up to the rocky mountain park and reached about 12000 ft above sea level. The view is breathtaking... but I couldn't really enjoy it because I was breathing hard.
In case you are curios, mountain sickness happens because the oxygen is very thin. I felt my heart beating faster, breath heavier to get the oxygen my body needed and felt nausea and light headed. I learned drinking a lot of water or being in a tip top condition would help.
We spent all day in the Rocky Mountain. It's truly an amazing place to be.
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