Decided to take this tour over Labor Day weekend. Obviously, you’re limited in how much you can see of Rocky Mountain NP in just one day, but the tour gives you a good overview of what the park has to offer.
The trip started at Union Station in Denver. Once in the park, we had lunch at the Alluvial Fan picnic site and took Trail Ridge Road up to spectacular Forest Canyon Overlook and stopped for a hike around Sprague Lake on the way back.
Jed, our tour guide, was excellent and provided us with a lot of information on the geology and wild life, as well as the history of the surrounding towns and cities. Saw some elk but otherwise didn’t have too much luck with seeing wild life, but that couldn’t be helped. There are no guarantees where that’s concerned.
Overall, I would highly recommend this tour if you want to see Rocky Mountain in a relaxed and informative way and leave the driving to someone else.