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Monarchs at your feet in Estes Park
The new Butterfly Encounter opened at The Stanley Hotel on Tuesday, and provided a rare opportunity to interact with the colorful monarchs, as students from Estes Park High School gave a tour of the project they are developing with The Stanley, to help the butterflies again fly in numbers in the area.
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Ride or Walk to School at the Estes Park Elementary
The Estes Park Elementary School celebrated Walk/Ride to School Day on Wednesday.
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Estes Park officials hear about fiber optics, water lease
Potential economic development decisions involving fiber optics and water leasing of Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) water are on the horizon for Estes Park, PRPA representatives told town officials at the town board study session last week at town hall.
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Trail Ridge Road: the highway in the sky
At just a bit after 11 a.m. on Monday, Rocky Mountain National Park opened Trail Ridge Road for the season.
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A Rocky Mountain diner
A marmot looks up from his lunch to watch all the two-legged invaders of the tundra on Monday. Trail Ridge Road opened for the season and offers plenty for the visitor.
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Estes Park due some warm temperatures
The National Weather Service forecast for Estes Park for the next two days calls for a chance of showers and thunderstorms with temperatures in the low 70s.
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Flock together for Rocky Mountain National Park bird, willow research
Attention, birders. Colorado State University researcher and local resident Apryle Craig is seeking assistance for upcoming research in Rocky Mountain National Park at six streamside willow habitats on the east side of the park.
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Paving moved up for Virginia Drive, Park Lane, MacGregor Ave., Steamer Drive in downtown Estes Park
The Town of Estes Park and contractor Coulson Excavating are on schedule for the Virginia Drive, Park Lane and MacGregor Avenue project.
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Estes Park's Allison Smith wins student of the year
On April 30, Allison Smith attended a ceremony at the Colorado School of Mines, where she was awarded the American Chemical Society (ACS) student of the year for Estes Park High School.
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Estes Park Rotary to hear about the DeYoung's 'Independent Trekking in Nepal'
"Independent trekking in Nepal means going on your own or with only a single porter/guide, which we did on our 2010 six-week trip to Nepal.
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The Early Larkspur Wildflower Is Blooming In Rocky Mountain National Park
Yesterday Phil and I were out hiking on our “secret” trail enjoying the day. He was photographing a butterfly when I glimpsed some purple in the background. When he finished photographing a gorgeous Western Tailed-Blue Butterfly I went to see what the purple was…and there was a beautiful, purple Early Larkspur. I had never seen [...]
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Trail Ridge Road Opened Yesterday With A Lot Less Snow Than Last Year In Rocky Mountain National Park!
When we heard that Trail Ridge Road was opening, we decided that we had to be one of the first to drive up on the first day. Unlike last year when we were inundated with snow in May and Trail Ridge Road didn’t open until June 6th, this year is the third earliest opening [...]
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This Baby Big Horn Sheep Was Looking In My Bedroom Window Here In Estes Park!
I thought I had posted this photograph many weeks ago but can’t I find it anywhere in my Blogs. I must have put it on You Report It but not the Blog. It’s one of my favorite! It was taken a couple of months ago when the Big Horn Sheep came down. Phil happened to [...]
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Beautiful, White Sandlily Wildflower Growing By Lake Estes
Phil and I were walking around Lake Estes the other day when I saw a little grove of beautiful, white Sand-lilies in the grass. I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before, at least not to identify it. I looked them up in my wildflower book and learned that their white, fragrant flowers are stemless and grow in [...]
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The Richardson’s Ground Squirrels Are back In Estes Park And RMNP!
We saw our first Richardson’s Ground Squirrel a few weeks ago but they are hard to take a picture of as they scurry about so quickly. I waited beside one of their holes to get these photographs. The first one looks like he is out looking for some food. You can see these little [...]
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Two Red-Naped Sapsuckers On Old Fall River Road In RMNP
The Red-naped Sapsucker is a beautiful bird which we frequently see in Rocky Mountain National Park. This particular day I happened to see two of them climbing on the tree on Old Fall River Road. I clicked away and got some good photographs. I liked this one…with the two woodpeckers and the blue, blue sky in [...]
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Sharp Shinned Hawk Up Close Hunting For A Song Bird In The Bushes At Endovalley In Rocky Mountain National Park.
While walking down the road at Endovalley In Rocky Mountain National Park, I saw from the corner of my eye a bird flying into the bushes. I waited to see what would happen next and the bird kept diving into the bush about 30 feet away from me. It was a larger bird than [...]
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This Black-Billed Magpie, Colorado’s State Bird, Was Posing For Me In RMNP
One of my “most viewed” blogs is the one about the Black-billed Magpie, the Colorado State Bird. I always laugh because it’s a photograph of a Black-billed Magpie on the hood of a car. I happened to see it when I was getting into my car at the end of a hike. At that time it [...]
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This Purple Wildflower Is So Pretty In Estes Park And RMNP
I keep seeing this tiny, purple wildflower in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. It grows very close to the ground and the flower is less than 1/2 inch in diameter. I think it is so delicate and pretty.Does anyone know what it is?
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A Bull Elk Lying In the Mud In Rocky Mountain National Park!
I’ve never seen an elk lying in the mud before. Phil and I were driving out of Rocky Mountain National Park by Horseshoe Park and this bull elk was lying in the mud by the side of one of the small ponds. I thought it was so funny…I’ve seen other animals cool off in the mud, [...]
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Interesting Rock Fungus In Rocky Mountain National Park
I’ve never posted a photograph of a rock fungus but this one really caught my eye the other day as I was hiking the Aspen Loop in Rocky Mountain National Park. I tried to research what kind of fungus it is, but I was stymied. If anyone knows, please let me know. I just [...]
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The Pasqueflower Is Beautiful At Lily Lake In Rocky Mountain National Park
The Pasqueflower or “Prairie Cactus” is another of one of my favorite springtime wildflowers. They grow on the dry slopes in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. When closed up they are a deep lavender but when they open, they are a much lighter color. They grow individually or in clumps to about [...]
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Watching The Eagles Feed Their Babies On UStream Live On My iPhone Or Computer!
I found this app for my my iPhone called USteam Live that has been absolutely awesome! It has live streaming and you can watch just about anything on it. I’ve been fascinated with the baby eagles and watching their mothers feed them. There are several different eagle families on UStream Live… my favorite are [...]
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I Was Hiking Along Lumpy Ridge In Rocky Mountain National Park
Phil and I were out hiking along Lumpy Ridge the other day, playing with our new cameras. He took this photograph of me when I wasn’t looking and re-formatted it after he shot it. He loves black and white photographs. What do you think? I kind of like the way the outside is a bit [...]
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We Saw This Cute Little Marmot In Our Yard Here In Estes Park
I haven’t seen a marmot in our yard in a few weeks. I thought they had come out of hibernation and then left for a better place (without the fox, coyotes and bobcats). But yesterday I saw a little movement in the tall grasses. At first I though it was the fox….but then this [...]
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The Ball Cactus Are Blooming All Around Estes Park And RMNP
The Ball Cactus is one of my favorite springtime flowers. It’s such an intricate plant full of spines with beautiful pink flowers that blooms in May and June. With all of our warm weather it bloomed a few weeks early this year. You can find the Ball Cactus on dry, sloping areas around Estes Park [...]
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The Elk Were Cooling Off In The Water At Lake Estes!
The weather has been so warm that we saw a herd of elk headed down to the water at Lake Estes for a drink and to cool off. That was the day it was about 76 degrees. Amazing weather for April. In the summer we frequently see elk in the water at Lake Estes but [...]
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Who Will Get This New Home On Old Fall River Road In RMNP? The Red-Breasted Nuthatch Or The Red-Naped Sapsucker?
Last week while hiking down Old Fall River Road Phil and I saw a Red-naped Sapsucker drilling a hole in one of the aspen trees. Nearby a little Red-breasted Nuthatch was making herself a little home in another aspen tree. Yesterday when I got to the hole where the Red-naped Sapsucker had been last week, [...]
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The Fly-Fishermen Are Enjoying The Abundant Fish At Lake Estes
First of all, it is amazing that Lake Estes has not had any ice on it in weeks now. It has been so warm! It hit 76 degrees the other day and has consistently been in the 60s and 70s for quite a while. Secondly, I have never seen so many fishermen down at the [...]
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There Are A Lot Of Abert Squirrels In Estes Park And RMNP!
I’ve seen many pictures of the Abert’s Squirrel but had never seen one up close. The other day I was walking home from town and saw this black shape in the middle of the road. I quickly took my camera out and clicked away. I knew it was an Abert’s Squirrel and I thought [...]
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Old Fall River Road Is Gorgeous As The Trees Start To Bud In RMNP
This is one of Phil’s and my favorite walks this time of year. The birds are usually chatting away, doing their courting and trying to find a suitable home for their young. We’ve seen hawks, Great Horned Owls, Red-naped Sapsuckers, Williamson Sapsuckers, Audubon Warblers, Myrtle Warblers, Bluebirds, Tree Swallows, Stellars Jays, Ravens, Northern Flickers, [...]
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The Woodland Strawberries Are Blooming In Estes Park And RMNP!
One of the first of the wildflowers to bloom in the spring around here is the Woodland Strawberry. They are so pretty and delicate. You might miss them if you’re not looking at the ground, as they look like a green ground-cover. The Woodland Strawberry grows to about 5″ high with flowers that are [...]
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The Butterflies Are Flying All Over The Place In Estes Park And RMNP
All of a sudden there are butterflies all over the place. Most of them do not stop long enough for me to take a photograph, but this one obliged. It was about 10 feet away on Old Fall River Road but I clicked away anyway. It looks like an Eastern Comma Butterfly and the [...]
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This Chipmunk Was Eating The New Blossoms Along Lumpy Ridge In Rocky Mountain National Park
I have never seen a chipmunk climb a tree to eat the blossoms…until now. This is the same tree that I posted on my Blog 2 days ago, only with a chipmunk enjoying all of those delicious blossoms. I leaned down so I could get a photograph with Longs Peak and the mountains in the background. Actually, [...]
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Estes Park Bobcat swimmers take aim at 4A state swim meet
The Estes Park Bobcat boys swim team made the most of last weekend's Northern Conference Championship meet, while placing sixth among the conference's 10 teams.
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Cruising the Divide on Trail Ridge Road
A cyclist cruises along Trail Ridge Road near Poudre Lake on Monday.
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Estes Park soccer are bumped from playoffs Fourth-ranked Pirates blank Ladycats
LADYCATS
Estes Park 0
St. Mary's 3
The Estes Park Ladycat soccer team put up a great fight, but could not hold off the fourth-ranked St.
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Proud moments
It's been a busy week in cycling on many levels. The Giro d'Italia began with three days in Denmark before heading to Verona on Wednesday.
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'Cats go high, fast and far Estes Park track aims for state
The Estes Park High School boys and girls track team headed to Eaton on Thursday to contest the Patriot League championships.
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Estes Park HS senior swimmers recognized
Senior diver Will Casey enjoys a moment of recognition at the Bobcat swim meet on Thursday. The seniors enjoyed their final home meet last week, but still have the conference and state meets to go.
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Estes Park swimmers just short against Windsor
The Estes Park Bobcat boys swim team couldn't quite overcome the visiting Windsor Wizards on Thursday, losing a close, competitive battle.
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Estes Park soccer on to state tourney
After a thorough and convincing 10-0 win over conference rival Wiggins, the Estes Park Ladycats head into the girls 3A state tournament on Wednesday.
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Estes Park Ladycats gear up for playoffs
The Estes Park Ladycat girls soccer team will enter the Colorado 3A tournament as the 29 seed on Wednesday.
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Estes Park senior Bobcat swimmers recognized
Estes Park Bobcat swim team manager Emily Franklin with Bobcat seniors Will Casey, Cole Woodard and TJ Hall who were recognized at Senior Night on Thursday. The boys competed against Windsor.
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Viva la Corsa Rosa
Saturday marks the start of the 2012 Giro d'Italia, the tour of Italy, and it should certainly be a good one.
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Estes Park swimmers fall short
The Estes Park Bobcats boys swim team lost a close meet with Windsor on Thursday.
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Ladycats place four in the top 10
LADYCATS
Estes Park 2nd
Of 12
The Estes Park Ladycats golf team took second and fourth out of 12 teams in the Estes Park Invitational Golf Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.
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Estes Park suffers tough test
BOBCATS
Estes Park 52
Broomfield 133
The Estes Park boys swim team fell victim to 4A powerhouse Broomfield Eagles last week.
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Estes Park Bobcats baseball lose slugfest
The Estes Park Bobcats and Strasburg Indians combined for 32 runs as the 'Cats drop the 19-15 Saturday game.
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Town Pursues Several Projects For Completion By Early June
By: Kate Rusch Public Information Officer Virginia Drive, Park Lane and MacGregor Avenue expected to be complete May 23 The Town of Estes Park and contractor Coulson Excavating are on schedule for the Virginia Drive, Park Lane and MacGregor Avenue project. Weather permitting, work should be complete by approximately May 23. The project includes water main [...]
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Frederick R. Wojcik
Frederick R. Wojcik, 64, of Estes Park, Colorado passed away May 14, 2012 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Fred was born August 25, 1947, to Bruno and Florence Wojcik in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Fred was an enthusiastic participant in many of life’s pursuits…..paperboy, altar boy, Marine, accountant, entrepreneur, innkeeper, Lion, golfer and woodworker to name just [...]
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Estes Park Jazz Festival May 19 Through 20th
Take in the beauty of Estes Park, the art in numerous galleries and listen to the sounds of jazz. Estes Park’s free 22nd annual Jazz Fest/Art Walk weekend kicks of the season in style Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20. What better way to open the summer season in Estes Park than with jazz [...]
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Larimer County Extends Fire Restrictions
Originally set to expire today, the Board of Larimer County Commissioners today extended fire restrictions on Open Fires, the Use of Fireworks, and Public Fireworks Displays through June 15, 2012 for the unincorporated areas of Larimer County. The restrictions were originally adopted on April 10, 2012 in conjunction with restrictions on the Roosevelt National Forest. [...]
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Wildlife At Lake Estes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC0Lsu2-RA0
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Trail Ridge Road Opening
Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will open Monday, May 14, weather permitting. Road conditions will be evaluated on a day-to-day basis. The Alpine Visitor Center and the Trail Ridge Store, located along Trail Ridge Road, will be closed to vehicles and pedestrians due to heavy snow removal equipment working in the parking [...]
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Weekend Report, May 11, 2012
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Estes Park Duck Race Raises Over $108,000 For Local Non-Profits
The 24th annual Estes Park Duck Race now goes into the history books as a fast and profitable race for the 65 non-profit organizations in the Estes Valley who participated by selling duck adoptions. “5,713 ducks adopted today! Wow!”gushed Kris “Big Duck” Hazelton, chair of this year’s race. She beamed with pride because $108,491 will [...]
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Tree Symposium To Feature Variety Of Tree Topics
By: Kate Rusch, Public Information Officer This year, the Town of Estes Park’s Tree Board is expanding its annual Tree Symposium to include many topics of interest to local property owners. From 8 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, listen as experts share the latest in how to address forest issues on your own property, [...]
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Celebration Of Life For Harriet Burgess
MacGregor Ranch would like to invite the people of Estes Park to a celebration of the life of Harriet Burgess on Saturday, May 12th, 2012. Bring along your special memories of this wonderful lady so that we can all share them. The festivities will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MacGregor [...]
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