The Flight of the Saltire

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 07:59 PM

Here Nicole is showing the Saltire the view up the mountain. At this point we are not yet half way up. For reference, the top is about 10,500 ft and we started out at about 7300 ft.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 08:02 PM

This is the view to the other side of the valley. It would take a few hours to climb down from where we were and then up to the top on the other side.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 08:04 PM

A couple of the park's residents decided that they wanted the salt from the road more than getting out of the way of the cars. The Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep here are used to visitors in their yard.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 08:06 PM

My other granddaughter, Hannah, is showing the wee airship one of the mountain streams going through a high mountain meadow. Rather cold water coming off the melting snow.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 08:19 PM

My grandson, Harrison, was just having too much fun to take care of the Saltire so my son-in-law decided to lay down the law and cool him off, of course he is allowed to do that since he is an officer in Clive, Iowa. If you aren't familiar with how cold a mountain stream is at about 9500 ft, he will be happy to let you know.

**Livingston** · 9th August 10, 08:22 PM

Near the top of Fall River Road we stopped by one of the snow banks so that the kids, all 6 of them could get into a snowball fight in the middle of the summer. And yes, my daughter Jessica was in on it too.