Your family will have 5 opportunities from January to March to join a group for a Snowshoe Trek in Rocky Mountain National Park. Discover the serene beauty of RMNP in the wintertime on this four-hour snowshoe hike. This fun and educational program will lead you through snow-covered pine, spruce, and fir trees to learn how
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ESTES PARK, CO – If you love Rocky Mountain National Park in the summertime, come experience the Park in wintertime! There are fewer visitors, and so much to do. According to the RMNP ” Beautiful backcountry areas can be reached on snowshoes, skis, and at lower elevations – even with hiking boots! Elk, coyotes, deer,
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Fall is a time when bighorn sheep gather in the lower altitudes to mate and survive the winter. Safely view these Colorado Bighorn sheep during the rut, and learn about the behavior of the Colorado State Animal. This Rocky Mountain Nature Association Field Seminar will take place in the Estes Valley/Rocky Mountain National Park area.
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The Fall Rut is a spectacular display of elk mating ritual which includes bugling, posturing, and herding. This widely attended and extraordinary event will be available for view from the comfort of a 14 passenger mini-bus equipped with a professional educational guide who will explain what is happening this time of year in the meadows
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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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The Denver Post Ride The Rockies is an annual bicycle tour that takes 2,000 cyclists on a week-long trek through Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. In its 26th year, June 11-17, 2011, cyclists will be treated to 6 scenic mountain passes, 1 loop ride and 22,000 feet of vertical gain over the course of 6 days and
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From Sept. 1st, 2010 RMNP Park officials put closures in place for travel on foot or horse off established roadways or designated trails from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. during the bull elk rut. These closures were scheduled to run through Oct. 26th in Horseshoe Park, Upper Beaver Meadows, Moraine Park, Harbison Meadow and Holzwarth
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Take part in a Rocky Mountain tradition: listening for the bugling of the bull Elk (Wapiti) on an autumn evening. Join in at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument to learn about, listen for and look for wild Wapiti. These programs will include a brief presentation about these magnificent animals, followed by an off trail hike
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Fire managers from Rocky Mountain National Park are preparing to conduct prescribed burns in the South Lateral Moraine area. This area is located south of Eagle Cliff Mountain and adjacent to Bear Lake Road. Burning will only occur if favorable weather and fuel conditions permit. The South Lateral Moraine burn is approximately 135 acres of
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