In this screenshot from Erik Stensland’s website, one can see quite clearly the perennial snowfield on Longs Peak known as The Dove. It rests on the peak’s north flank and is often obscured by additional snow or unfavorable viewing angles. Longs Peak (elev 14,259 ft) is the highest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. … Continue reading The dove on Longs Peak
(Updated Jan. 16, 2022) These are my favorite Colorado webcams from Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, south along the Peak-to-Peak Highway to Nederland, then to Boulder, Denver, and Pikes Peak — the best parts of Colorado’s Front Range. They are my way of previewing the scenery, weather, traffic, or foliage if I’m planning … Continue reading Best webcams from Estes Park to Pikes Peak
A friend reminded me today that there’s more than one professional photographer based in Estes Park, Colorado. No surprise, considering Rocky Mountain National Park is right outside the door. Richard Hahn is the name, and he shoots both landscapes and wildlife. Check out his website to see what a true professional can do with can’t-miss … Continue reading More fall, ya’ll
I just stumbled across this August 2021 map from the National Park Service showing how much of Rocky Mountain National Park is closed due to last year’s fires. It’s painful to see it so starkly illustrated. Those planning visits to the park should be aware that places visited and trails hiked in the past may … Continue reading Closures affect Rocky Mountain National Park
This was the view this morning from the Alpine Visitor Center (elev. 11,796 ft.) in Rocky Mountain National Park. Estes Park is down in the valley, through that hole under the clouds. I may be more enamored with clouds on the peaks than with broad sunny vistas of the peaks themselves. I’ve been known to … Continue reading Because clouds
Few Colorado residents will forget last October when the East Troublesome fire raced east past Granby and Grand Lake and into the mountains. Under cover of darkness and against all odds, it leaped the Continental Divide and continued east as if hellbent to destroy Estes Park. On Thursday, October 22, with the even-larger Cameron Peak … Continue reading Estes Park: When hell came calling
Neither snow nor rain nor cold nor gloom of night stays these tourists from the impatient completion of their appointed rounds. And so the Rocky Mountain blues continue. This holiday weekend has been mostly rain, clouds, and temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Snow and clouds obscured the camera at the Alpine Visitor Center on … Continue reading Neither snow nor rain …
Reservations? To enter Rocky Mountain National Park? Yep. It started last year because of Covid and all the people looking for outdoor activities. But the powers that be have put it into effect again this year, from this weekend to October 11. Supposedly it’s a “pilot temporary” system, but many of us in the vicinity … Continue reading Rocky Mountain blues
The mountains are so much more than glorious peaks and serene valleys. And the clouds that play among them are so much more than colorful sunsets. Above, at the Beaver Meadows entrance (elev. 8,200 ft) to Rocky Mountain National Park, one can almost touch their underside as they snuggle down over the Estes Valley. At … Continue reading Clouds from both sides
No politics here. No pandemic. No unpaid bills, missed deliveries, doctor appointments, tax returns, or whatever. Just the exquisite photography of Estes Park’s own Erik Stensland reminding us that there is still peace and beauty in the world. This particular ponderosa pine resides in Beaver Meadows, Rocky Mountain National Park, just down the road from … Continue reading Let’s take a break
Never have so many people wished so fervently for a snowstorm. Forest fires were ravaging northern Colorado on Friday. Thousands had been evacuated from their homes in Grand Lake, Granby, Estes Park, and surrounding areas. Exhausted firefighters kept fighting, doing everything in their power to stop fires that seemingly wouldn’t be stopped. Even as smoke … Continue reading Snow! Glorious snow!
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has just announced that Estes Park residents are being asked to evacuate because of all the fires in the area. Not to mention the lousy air quality. The photo above just came in from my sister, via a friend of hers who lives in Longmont, Colo. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office … Continue reading All of Estes Park ordered to evacuate
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