Tag: Estes Park
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Bustang service to Estes Park resumes on Memorial Day weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The summer travel season kicks off next weekend. For its sixth season, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Bustang service to Estes Park, the gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, resumes summer service Saturday, May 24. “Bustang to Estes provides travelers a reliable and comfortable option…
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Snowshoe tours return to Rocky Mountain National Park
For snowshoe beginners and others wanting to see an iconic Colorado winter landscape through the eyes of an expert, Rocky Mountain National Park is the place to be. The park is returning its free ranger-led tours this month through March. Reservations can be made seven days in advance — and you might want to jump on…
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Snow Mountain Ranch: Colorado’s ‘5,000-acre memory maker’ of endless winter fun
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GRANBY • The road weaves through young pines, short enough that the view is unobstructed: the Continental Divide, Indian Peaks and high points of this western side of Rocky Mountain National Park. The sky seems endless above. And below, a snowy canvas of endless possibilities.…
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The new life of Colorado’s Frozen Dead Guy: A curious tale grows larger
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ESTES PARK • Last April, Stanley Hotel owner John Cullen found himself on a 14-hour flight to Norway to discuss the acquisition of a man’s dead, frozen grandfather. “What the hell am I doing?” he recalled asking himself. He recalled another thought: “Thank God I…
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Horror media company Blumhouse will curate exhibit at Estes Park’s Stanley Film Center
The Stanley Hotel, serving as the inspiration for Stephen King’s “The Shining” on its perch above Estes Park, will soon be accompanied by an over 10,000-square-foot exhibit dedicated to horror curated by horror film production company Blumhouse. Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media announced Friday that Blumhouse, often regarded as…
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Rocky Mountain National Park camping reservations on hold for popular spots
Now is the time people vie for summertime camping spots at Rocky Mountain National Park. They are still waiting for reservations to open at the biggest, most popular campground. Mueller State Park offers rare chance for groomed cross-country ski trails The construction project that closed Moraine Park Campground for the summer of 2023 continues to…
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4 destinations for a winter staycation in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save You could stay warm and cozy at home this winter, or you could allow yourself to be taken by the magic of this state’s many winter destinations. And no, you don’t have to ski. Consider these possibilities for an ideal staycation: Estes Park If you’ve…
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For Colorado’s autumn glory, we can always count on Gazette photographers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Ooooh, look at that,” Gazette photo editor Christian Murdock remarked as the road crested to reveal an image in the distance: fresh snow coating the Collegiate Peaks. Snow, he knew, would be a great complement to Colorado’s classic, autumn color. So it was on Cottonwood…
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Colorado fall bucket list: Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and more
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The summer heat has lifted. A cool, familiar crisp has returned. The tourist crowds are thinning. The colors are changing. The kids are in the groove at school. It’s time to give them a break — to show them what a great state it is…
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Denver flights, area fireworks displays postponed due to weather and an eagles’ nest
Rain, hail, lightning, possible tornadoes and a recently discovered eagle nest put a glitch in the 2023 Independence Day celebrations around the Denver metro area. At 2 p.m., the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for areas around metro Denver, the eastern plains and parts of Nebraska and Kansas. Weather delays hit Denver…