Before driving into downtown Grand Lake, we headed further north
to the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. However, there were logging operations going on (pine beetle infestation is very bad here) so
we went to the Winding River Resort. It is 1 1/2 miles north of Grand Lake on Hwy 34 and is a family camping and lodging resort.
Taking a leisurely drive around the resort - mostly empty due to the time of year - came to an abrupt halt when I saw two large objects in a
tree across the water. Oh my goodness, it was two bald eagles. They were so motionless I wondered if they were real. Could they just be
decoys someone put up there?
Just as I looked down to adjust my camera, I knew they were real because they were taking off!. When I turned around, the lower-purched eagle was
gone. I was lucky to get my camera refocused just in time to get the other eagle leaving its purch
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