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Winter Trails Day

Winter Trails Day gives newbies to snowboarding and cross-country skiing to try the sport for free. The event will take place on Saturday, January at Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park.Manufacturers will allow people to borrow the...

Go Ice Skating Surrounded by the Rockies

The winter is upon us, and it’s time to get outside and do some winter activities. Outdoor ice skating rinks have become increasingly popular over the years. The YMCA of the Rockies offers an ice skating rink to...

Wolf reintroduction into Rocky Mountain National Park - A professor's thoughts

Wolves have been introduced to several western states, and discussions have begun to allow these animals into Rocky Mountain National Park. On Saturday, November 12, professional Michael Harris (assistant professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law) will...

Heavy snow expected all across Colorado

Pull out the snowshoes, skis and poles! It’s that time of year again. Rocky Mountain National Park is expected to receive between 1 to 2 feet of snow during this first major snow storm of the season.The...

Elk Rutting Time: Respect the Elk!

It’s that time of year. The time of the year when the elks…um…get busy. The elk rut takes place every fall as males compete to mate with a flock of females.While it&rsquo...

Plein Air Rockies Festival continues this week

Head to Estes Park this week, and watch artists as they paint the beauty of Estes Park and the Rockies. This is all part of the Plein Air Rockies 2011 – A Festival of Outdoor Painting, which runs until August...

Rocky Mountain National Park is brimming with happy tourists

Rocky Mountain National Park is packing them in –literally. It’s having an extremely busy summer. In fact, it’s one of the busiest in nearly five years.Due to the increase in traffic, Rocky Mountain National...

New section of Continental Divide Trail opens

Summer’s not over yet, and you have one more reason to head out to Rocky Mountain National Park. The National Park Service has just opened a new part of the Continental Divide Trail. The new one mile section...

First child artist in residence

The artist in residence program has a long distinguished history. And this year is especially special since it’s the first year that a child has been allowed to enter the program.Leah Kegerreis is 8 years old, and...

Fall River Road is open

Fall River Road is finally open. The Rocky Mountain National Park one-way dirt road takes visitors to the Alpine Visitors Center. While the road normally opens by July 4th, it didn’t’ open until the end of...

Winter Trails Day

Go Ice Skating Surrounded by the Rockies

Wolf reintroduction into Rocky Mountain National Park - A professor's thoughts

Heavy snow expected all across Colorado

Elk Rutting Time: Respect the Elk!

Plein Air Rockies Festival continues this week

Rocky Mountain National Park is brimming with happy tourists

New section of Continental Divide Trail opens

First child artist in residence

Fall River Road is open

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