You knew I had to do it. You knew that if Boulder Canyon opened last night, I’d be heading to Estes Park today. I couldn’t tell you why exactly, except that the road was open and the weather was spectacular. It was sort of a bittersweet trip. I knew the foliage would be past its … Continue reading Your tax dollars at work. Not.
I know, I know, you’re tired of my writing about Estes Park and the awful flooding and how they are now down to only one road out to the rest of the world, and how their main attraction, Rocky Mountain National Park, has been shut down by the government at the height of the fall … Continue reading Can’t get to Estes Park? Here’s an idea
Update, Nov. 27, 2013: All flood-damaged state and federal highways providing access to Estes Park have officially reopened. Update, Nov. 20, 2013: Highway 34 from Loveland to Estes Park opens tomorrow, Nov. 21, at 11 am. Highway 7 from Lyons to Raymond will open at 10 am on Nov. 26. Update, Nov. 15, 2013: Highway … Continue reading Colorado road closures and access to Estes Park
Last Friday this image appeared on Denver’s Channel 9 news during some flood video shot from a helicopter. The horse appeared to be tied to a fence and abandoned in the rushing water. Like many others who saw this, I could not get it out of my head. I watched hours and hours of news … Continue reading Colorado flood and a horse named Socks
Great news this morning on the Rocky Mountain National Park website. Two routes into Estes Park are now open to all traffic: (1) Trail Ridge Road, weather permitting, and (2) the Peak-to-Peak Scenic Byway from Black Hawk / Central City. Closed indefinitely are Hwy 72 through Coal Creek Canyon, Hwy 119 from Boulder to Nederland, Lefthand … Continue reading Two routes into Estes Park reopen to visitors
Denver’s Channel 9 is reporting this evening that the Estes Park tourist season might not be over after all. Reportedly word could come tonight or tomorrow that Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, and possibly Highway 7 are being reopened to normal traffic. Click to view video on the Channel 9 website: Tourism is … Continue reading Estes Park tourists might return this fall after all
