John Denver made a career out of being associated with the Rocky Mountains, and this picture helps explain why. People just seem fascinated by the backbone of the continent and its high country. This photo is of Thunder Lake in the aptly named Wild Basin area of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Rocky Mountain National Park
If you're visiting Rocky Mountain National Park this summer, you might want to plan on entering from the eastern side, rather than enduring construction delays and bumpy travel on the western end of Trail Ridge Road.
Wolverine Photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park
A wolverine has made an amazing journey and turned up in an unexpected place.
- By Bob Janiskee - July 12th, 2009 6:01pm
High in the Rocky Mountains
Oklahoma Woman Rescued From Middle of Stream in Rocky Mountain National Park
Streamside photos in the Rocky Mountains definitely are photogenic, but the footing can be tricky, as an Oklahoma woman learned Monday after falling into a snowmelt-filled stream in Rocky Mountain National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - July 6th, 2009 6:39pm
Checkpoints Help Make Park Roads Safer at Rocky Mountain and Grand Teton National Parks
There's been some discussion on this site in recent months about the need for parks to be more proactive in terms of safety and accident prevention. At least one park has done so in terms of vehicle safety, and another will try to reduce risks on the road for the July 4 weekend.
- By Jim Burnett - July 2nd, 2009 10:05pm
Park Shuttle Bus Systems are Growing in Popularity Around the Country.
Shuttle bus systems are growing in popularity as one way to reduce the impacts of private vehicles on parks—and on the experience of visitors. Here's a look at some of those systems at NPS sites around the country.
- By Jim Burnett - July 2nd, 2009 9:10pm
The National Park to Park Highway
In the early 1900s, some national parks existed, but getting to them was problematic. Then was born the idea to develop a "National Park-to-Park Highway," one that would run through 11 states and connect 13 national parks.
- By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2009 7:32pm
National Park Quiz 55: Climbing
This week’s national park quiz will find out how much you know about climbing in the national parks. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: “Placing protection without due regard for security has been the last mortal act of many a weekend climber.”
- By Rick Smith - October 28th, 2011 11:08am
Rescue of Injured Climber from Remote Site in Rocky Mountain National Park
A 57-year-old Colorado man was hauled out of Rocky Mountain National Park's backcountry in a hand-carried litter Tuesday night in a grueling evacuation.
- By Jim Burnett - May 13th, 2009 12:06am
Don't Feed the Bears! New Regs for Backcountry Campers at Rocky Mountain National Park
"Don't feed the bears" is hardly new advice, but whether bears get "people food" due to irresponsible handouts or by raiding campsites, the result is the same: trouble. To help with this problem, new rules for backcountry campers went into effect on May 1st at Rocky Mountain National Park.
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