ESTES PARK – Effective for the 2015 summer season, the cost of obtaining a permit for backcountry camping in Rocky Mountain National Park will increase from $20 to $26 per trip. This administrative permit fee, established in 1995 and last increased to $20 in 2004, is necessary to recover the administrative costs associated with managing … Continue reading
Category Archives: Get Out of Town
Central City Opera presents 2015 Opera Teaser, Feb. 26, at Denver County Club
Central City Opera Guild hosts an entertaining evening of cocktails, dinner and a glimpse of the 2015 Central City Opera Festival on Thursday, Feb. 26. Monies raised will support Guild efforts to assist Central City Opera with historic preservation, education, cultural and social events, and fund raising. The 2015 Opera Teaser offers a taste of … Continue reading
Record visitation in 2014 at Rocky Mountain National Park
ESTES PARK – Rocky Mountain National Park received its highest annual visitation in 2014. At the end of October the park had already received record visitation. After including November and December visitation statistics the park received 3,434,754 visitors for 2014. The highest visitation prior to 2014 was in 2000, when the park received 3,380,044 visitors. … Continue reading
Educational snowshoe hiking series offered in Rocky Mountain National Park
ESTES PARK – This winter, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy’s Field Institute Program is offering an educational snowshoe hiking series in Rocky Mountain National Park called “Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Kids & Families”. Offered Jan. 24, Feb. 7, Feb. 14, March 7 and March 21, this four-hour snowshoe hike allows kids and families to … Continue reading
National Western Stock Show records largest single-day attendance in 109 years
Denver, CO – The National Western Stock Show announces the largest single day attendance in Stock Show history with 68,757 fans entering the gates on Saturday, January 17th. The number exceeds the former Stock Show record of 68,610 set back in 2008. Stock Show fans came out in support of the 109 year old event … Continue reading
Grand County announces 10 reasons to love west side of Rocky Mountain National Park
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. – Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) is celebrating its 100th birthday on the anniversary of its inauguration date January 26, 1915. Though people have been visiting the area that the park encompasses for more than 10,000 years (there have been tools found from the Paleo-Indians there), the formal dedication took place on … Continue reading
National Western Stock Show breaks record with largest opening day attendance in history
Saddle Bronc Riding @ Colorado vs. the World, 01.10.15: Cody DeMoss, Heflin, LA Photo by Jeffrey V. Smith Denver, CO – The National Western Stock Show announces the largest opening day attendance in Stock Show history with 47,207 fans. The number beats the former Stock Show record of 44,616 set back in 2008. The opening … Continue reading
Year-long celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park’s 100th Anniversary continues
The year-long celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park’s 100th Anniversary continues as we head into 2015! January 26 marks the 100th Anniversary of the signing of the legislation which created Rocky Mountain National Park, and lots of fun events have been scheduled throughout the month to celebrate! · January 16: National Western Stock Show and … Continue reading
109th National Western Stock Show kicks off with Jan. 8 parade
Denver, CO. – The National Western Stock Show kicks off with the annual Stock Show Parade in downtown Denver, Thursday January 8th at noon. The parade will be led by parade Grand Marshal, Chauncey Billups and features National Western’s Citizen of the West honoree, Philip F. Anschutz. New for the 2015, the Stock Show announces, … Continue reading
Chihuly artwork added to Denver Botanic Gardens’ permanent collection
Dale Chihuly, “Colorado,” 2013, Collection Denver Botanic Gardens Photo by Scott Dressel-Martin/Denver Botanic Gardens “Colorado,” a new Dale Chihuly work of art is now on view in Denver Botanic Gardens’ Ellipse garden. The work has been added to the Gardens’ permanent collection through the generosity of private donors including Robert and Judi Newman, John and … Continue reading
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