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Estes Park, Colorado
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Estes Park, September 5, 2009
Located in Larimer County, Colorado, Estes Park is a popular summer resort and the eastern entrance into Rocky Mountain National Park. The town lies along the Big Thompson River. It is named after Joel Estes, who founded the town in 1859.
Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous road in the United States, runs from Estes Park through Rocky Mountain National park to Grand Lake on the western side of the continental divide.
The town suffered severe damage in July 1982 from flooding caused by the failure of Lawn Lake Dam. In October, 2009, a fire in the Park Theatre Mall – caused by a natural gas water heater in a small closet – destroyed eleven businesses and several apartments. The building had been built in 1914 to house Stanley Steamers.
Gallery: Estes Park and then up to Trail Ridge – September 5, 2009
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Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park photo galleries
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I’ve finally gotten around to completing the photo galleries from Rocky Mountain National Park and the Estes Park area. There is one gallery for each day, to keep the galleries from being too large.
The two newest galleries are Moraine Park Elk and Estes Park area and Fern Lake Trail.
Below is the full listing as it appears on the Haw Creek Image Galleries page:
Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park
- Arrival – August 31, 2009
- Eastern slopes – September 1, 2009
- Fall River and Trail Ridge – September 2, 2009
- Bear Lake and Emerald Lake Trails – September 3, 2009
- Moraine Park Elk and Estes Park area – September 4, 2009
- Fern Lake Trail – September 5, 2009
This post is being simultaneously published on Exit78, Haw Creek and Haw Creek Out ‘n About
A photo gallery of trails plus more elk and other critters
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve completed another photo gallery from our visit to Rocky Mountain National Park. It includes images from Moraine Park, Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, and Dream Lake, and has photos of elk, deer, a couple of chickarees, a chipmunk, birds, wildflowers and more. (For more of my travel images see Haw Creek Galleries.)
More from Rocky Mountain National Park
Posted by: | CommentsI’ve added two new photo galleries for Day 3 and Day 4 of our visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, including images from Moraine Park, Trail Ridge Road, Fall River Road, Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, elk, deer, a chickaree, chipmunks, and more. For more of my travel images see Haw Creek Galleries.
