Rocky Mountain National Park News

T he Mummy Range of Rocky Mountain National Park is known for its high peaks and beautiful lakes.

Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says.

This fall and early winter, Rocky Mountain National Park will continue to celebrate "Americaa TMs Best Idea," our national parks, with Saturday evening programs at 7:00 pm in the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center Auditorium.

For winter hiking, Colorado is among the first states that come to mind. Perhaps the late musical artist John Denver merits some credit for his tunes, such as 1972's "Rocky Mountain High: Colorado." But John Denver or no John Denver, Colorado mainly ranks high for cold weather winter hiking because of an excellent system of national and state ...

Since 1986, the town employees` Helping Hands Committee creates a commemorative annual Christmas ornament available for sale to the public, with all proceeds donated to local families in need throughout the year.

The year was 1922, and George Ernest had a big, hairy problem. Ernest had captured a bear in Rocky Mountain National Park to use in his wrestling sideshow, and now he needed to get rid of it.

Park along the road. The trailhead is located by the parking lot. > Fee: $20 for a seven-day pass > Facilities: Restrooms, water and information available at the park entrance station > Maps: None needed, but you can pick up a park map at the entrance station > Pets: No > Information: Rocky Mountain National Park, 586-1206 or www.nps.gov/romo > Why ...

The northern section of Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the least visited areas of the Park, and therefore provides wonderful opportunities for secluded hiking experiences.

Parts of northeast Colorado are covered in heavy snow from a storm moving through the state.

Today, Wednesday, October 21, 2009, Trail Ridge Road officially closed for the season to through travel.

At 12:15 p.m. today, October 13, park dispatch received a cell phone call concerning a 72-year-old man who was suffering from a possible heart attack on the Dream Lake Trail in the Bear Lake area of Rocky Mountain National Park.

The cause of a fire that destroyed a historic mall in Colorado's Estes Park, at the entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park, is under investigation, according to the Denver Post.

Several businesses went up in flames in downtown Estes Park's tourist shopping area on Monday morning.

A fire is burning inside a small shopping mall in Estes Park. Flames were shooting through the roof of the building Monday morning but firefighters say the fire has been contained within the building.

Weekend vacationers, hunters and traveling tourists be forewarned: Road closure season is here.

I was strolling through Muir Woods National Park a couple of months ago. The giant redwoods are an amazing sight, and, no offense to our Colorado woodlands, but they make one of the most beautiful forests imaginable.

A new, bipartisan consensus is building around the environmental benefits of nuclear energy in America.

M ary Jo McGillivray can be seen all over town, in and out of art galleries and painting outside on location.

Millions travel from across the country and world every year to visit the wonders of Rocky Mountain National Park.

"Watching and understanding elk has all the drama of high school, with the added excitement of giant antlers and bugles," said Jared Gricoskie, instructor for the field seminar, 'The Elk Rut: High Country Romance.'" Rocky Mountain Nature Association will present an all-day field seminar on Saturday, Oct.