Just a reminder that there is a FREE day coming up for the National Parks all around the nation. In our own backyard, Colorado is a wonderful place to see – our state enjoys the highest sand dunes in North America to one of the deepest canyons in the Western Hemisphere. Colorado is the home
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Have you ever dreamed of photographing Rocky Mountain National Park with John Fielder? Now you can! Join renowned photographer John Fielder as he teaches participants how to spot and predict photo opportunities, experiment with different perspectives, improve compositions, and get an insider’s look at professional techniques. This seminar will be the chance of a lifetime
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Enjoy breathtaking views as you hike across the Alpine Tundra from AVC to Milner Pass on a Native American foot trail. Learn about alpine ecology, geologic formations, and the science of weather as you wind downward towards Poudre Lake. Participants may also learn how tundra inhabitants prepare for winter and enjoy the changing landscape while
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June 21st is the First day of Summer, along with several other days throughout the year, your entrance fee is FREE! America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better with several fee-free days at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees. Take the opportunity to check out the Dinosaur
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The North Routt Coureur des Bois is a one of kind cross country ski marathon and ultra-marathon. For one day each year back country trails are expertly groomed to create skate and classic track on single loop 45k and 90k courses. For distance, climbing, altitude, scenery and support there is no event that can compare.
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This December 19th and 26th make your way to Grand Lake (Kawuneeche Visitors Center) for a snowshoe tour. This is a more rigorous intermediate level snowshoe tour with a ranger. Tour has elevation gains of up to 500 feet and requires the ability to maintain a good pace on uneven terrain. Bring your own snowshoes
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The Grand Junction-based Art Quilt Association (AQuA) is now exhibiting “Canyon Voices II” in the Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum Gallery of Mesa Verde National Park. This juried art quilt exhibit is presented in partnership with the nonprofit Mesa Verde Museum Association and the National Park Service. The exhibit runs through November 6, 2010. Admission to
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For many visitors, winter is their favorite season to enjoy Rocky Mountain National Park. The park is less visited but still very much open and alive with activity. Beautiful backcountry areas can be reached on snowshoes, skis, and at lower elevations – even with hiking boots! Elk, coyotes, deer, snowshoe hares, and other wildlife remain
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With the recent snowfall, Mesa Verde National Park fire management staff will be conducting the annual large pile burn in the park. The burn will take place on Chapin Mesa in the vicinity of Park Headquarters. The objective is to consume the existing accumulation of brush from this past summer’s fuel reduction projects. The project
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This fall and early winter, Rocky Mountain National Park will continue to celebrate “America’s Best Idea,” our national parks, with Saturday evening programs at 7:00 pm in the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium. All programs are free and open to the public. Saturday, November 7, 7:00 p.m. – This is America This Is America is
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