Sept 6-Stuck still in Fort Collins, CO

We took the SUV back to the Suzuki dealer after Ray took it for a drive last night after our expensive tire replacements and we STILL had the whirring sound. Kelly hoped to get there before Ray (Kelly had the rental car) and Kelly had little coffee...but Ray beat her there and the manager ran out immediately as Ray arrived and he and a technician took the car immediately for a ride. Of course then THEY heard the whirring sound and offered to pay the day rental fee and hurried to get the parts needed and ended up replacing 3 wheel bearings. What a surprise since we told them the OTHER garage had said that was what was needed to begin with! UGH. Well, we ended up returning the rental and picking up Suzie the Suzuki around 5pm and took off out of Fort Collins. We appreciated the hospitality there (not all the red lights) but we wanted to get some distance between us. We drove 3 hrs and are now in Burlington Colorado for the night.
We took the rental and headed to Estes Park which was a recommended site. We loved the town. In the mountains, lovely lake that we COULD walk the dogs around and we met a nice couple from Missouri who gave us suggestions on what to see. We saw Elk laying under a tree and Kelly jumped 2 feet but didn't run when she saw a baby snake (this is huge improvement on her part). We then headed for Rocky Mountain National Park. What gorgeous mountains, valleys, etc. It was in close contest with Yellow Stone. We saw more Elk there but alas, no bears, big horn sheep or cougars. These are the 3 critters we have not seen yet.:{

I think Estes Park is a definite place to return to someday and spend some time there.

Gorgeous mountain town.

We are heading tomorrow for to see the World's Largest Ball of Twine in Kansas. If all goes well we will be home on Sunday.