snow covered mountains under cloudy sky

Trail Ridge Road is the main artery circumventing Rocky Mountain National Park, and it also happens to be the highest continuous paved road in the United States, cresting at 12,183 feet. Throughout the drive I scrambled boulder stacks, drove shirtless and barefoot, got a sunburn on my eyes, found a wild hat that I’ll probably never wear, and met a skier trying to take advantage of likely the last snow of the season.