Twin Sisters is the first hike we did in Rocky Mountain National Park. Because we ate breakfast at the hotel before heading out, we didn't get started until
ten minutes before eight. The sun had already risen and we had bright sunshine, but fortunately it wasn't hot as we hiked up all the switchbacks. We resolved to get an earlier
start on all our other days - the hiking guides repeatedly stress how important it is to be back below the treeline in the summer afternoons because of the common thunderstorms
that frequently blow in.
We spent a little bit of time at the top, enjoying the view in all directions and eating lunch. I took a bunch of photographs. Coming back down, we encountered a pair
of big horn sheep. They weren't the least bit spooked by our presence, they stood beside the trail as we hiked past them. Naturally, I got a lot of photos. We got back down to the
car about a quarter to one.
I took this picture of the Twin Sister trail map from the sign board at the start of the hike. This map clearly shows how the trail moves between Rocky Mountain National Park
and the Roosevelt National Forest. You can see that the peaks are directly on the boundary between the two. You can also see that there are a lot of switchbacks!
