Rocky Mountain National Park

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.

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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.

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By Jim Burnett - July 2nd, 2009 9:10pm

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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.

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 29th, 2009 7:32pm

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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.”

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By Rick Smith - October 28th, 2011 11:08am

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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.

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By Jim Burnett - May 13th, 2009 12:06am

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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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By Jim Burnett - May 10th, 2009 2:48pm

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Rocky Mountain National Park Crews Battling Bark Beetles With Insecticide

To what lengths should national parks go to combat climate change? Do such efforts run contrary to the National Park Service's mission, to let natural processes run their course? And in some cases, are those efforts akin to turning back a flood with a rake?

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By Kurt Repanshek - May 8th, 2009 8:41pm

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Rocky Mountain National Park Storm Totals: Roughly 4 Feet

If you're heading to Rocky Mountain National Park this week you just might want to pack some snowshoes or skis. This past weekend's snowstorm dumped roughly 4 feet of snow in the park!

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 20th, 2009 11:32am

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Snow Storm Still Battering Rocky Mountain National Park

Winter continues to deliver a few well-placed, late-season kicks to Rocky Mountain National Park, where plow crews are struggling to keep up with nearly 3 feet of snow that have fallen in some areas of the park in the past 24 hours.

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 18th, 2009 10:32am

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Old-Fashioned Rocky Mountain Snow Storm

Spring? Not in the Rockies.

A snowstorm that blitzed Colorado overnight dumped more than 22 inches of fresh powder in Rocky Mountain National Park at Bear Lake, elevation 9,475 feet above sea level.

Down "lower," at 8,720 feet at the Kawuneeche Visitor Center on the west side of the park, only 3-4 inches fell.

This photo was taken by Ranger Ivan Kassovic at the bridge at Hidden Valley.

National Park Service Ranger Ivan Kassovic

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By Kurt Repanshek - April 17th, 2009 4:27pm

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