8-22-19 - (Day 29 - Hanging Around Granby)

We saw our first Golden Eagle this morning.  We were out in the front yard talking with Chuck and saw what we thought was a buzzard circling over the mountain.  A closer look, revealed it was a Golden Eagle.  There was also a Red-tailed Hawk.  It took Lauren's long lens to get a picture of them, they were a long way away.

We packed a picnic lunch and went to Lake Granby for a pontoon boat ride.  We had a great time puttering around on the lake looking for critters.  The smooth lake got a little choppy when we got a few sprinkles of rain.

When we left the lake, Chuck drove us around to the other lakes.  He told us all about the water rights of the lakes and rivers in this area.  Water rights are a big deal in this part of the world.  These lakes supply water to Denver and to the Great Thompson River.  A total contrast to the water in our part of the world.

We saw a couple of nice bucks around the lakes and a black bear upon a hillside.  The black bear was a few miles from the entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park.  He was a big one!  He had a red-tailed hawk diving him as he walked around the hillside.

We came back, ate, and crashed.  We had another fun filled day.

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