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Wind River Ranch - Estes Park, Colorado
Everyone will Love Time at the Wind River Ranch. Located seven miles south of Estes Park, Colorado is the Wind River Ranch, a Christian family dude and guest ranch that will provide the family with a great vacation full of wonderful memories. Those who come to the ranch will be able to find many varied and wonderful things to do. Look at a few of the things that you can expect from a trip to the Wind River Ranch. Read more
Georgetown Loop Railroad - Georgetown, Colorado
Georgetown Loop Railroad - Georgetown, Colorado
Have you ever heard of Devil’s Gate Bridge in Colorado? Devil’s Gate Bridge spans 100 feet over Clear Creek and is 300 feet across. The bridge is just part of the trip on the Georgetown Loop Railroad. A narrow gauge railway that will be an experience you will remember for years.
The bridge was built in 1877 when the fold rush (1858-1859) was coming to an end and the Union Pacific decided it needed to extend the Georgetown line to more prosperous mining towns beyond Georgetown. The steep grade in the canyons of the Rocky Mountains made for quite a challenge. Read more
Estes Park - Estes Park, Colorado (CO)
Estes Park - Estes Park, Colorado (CO)
Estes Park offers you the beauty of the mountains with the cultural visits that you will want to take to change the pace of your outdoor adventures.
The village sits at 7,500 feet where you will be welcomed with festivals, cultural experiences, downtown gardens, river walks and plenty of places to browse while you are in town.
Here you can take a carriage ride through the park and witness nature in a manner you probably haven’t experienced before.
At the Aspen Lodge you can take a sleigh ride for 20 minutes of a totally different type of experience. The horses pulling the sleigh through the snow, the crisp air nipping your nose and the beauty of the mountains will make this one of your favorite activities to tell your friends and neighbors about doing.
Want to do something a little more adventurous? How about going white water rafting on the Cache la Poudre River? Here you will be treated to the level of experience you have, if you are a beginner they will take you on the less hazardous route, experienced? Then hang on because you will get the ride of a lifetime.
You may want to spend some time at the MacGregor Ranch. This homestead ranch was founded in 1873 and left in trust by the MacGregor’s granddaughter to educate and enterain people from all over the world. This is a working cattle ranch and youth education center in the beautiful Black Canyon Creek area of Estes Park. The ranch buildings, house museum and family artifacts tell a rich story of Colorado homesteading history and ranching lifestyles of the late 19th century.
Museum is open to the public June - July - August Tuesday through Friday 10 am to 4 pm
Self guided tours of the museum, milk house, smokehouse, blacksmith shop and horse-drawn machinery exhibits.
Estes Park also offers a great place to snowmobile, toboggan, go snowshoeing, cross country skiing and ice skating. These winter activities are just part of the charm of the area.
In the summer you can fish, boat, ride horse, go to concerts or go rock climbing. The hiking in the area is excellent and the memories will last for years.
Estes Park’s beautiful dry climate attracts thousands of visitors each summer from hot, humid climates at lower elevations. The low humidity makes the hot summer days (average high in July is about 85°) seem cool to those from other areas of the country. Cool evenings (it can dip to under 50° at night in July) are extremely comfortable. Mornings are almost unfailingly sunny, winter and summer, and the frequent summertime afternoon showers usually dissipate in time for the nightly display of stars in the sky, made even more spectacular by the lack of urban light and air pollution. Winters are surprisingly mild, with highs usually in the 40s and lows in the 20s. Snow seldom stays on the ground for more than a few days. The village of Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park are two of the most accessible mountain areas in the state of Colorado because there are no mountain passes to cross en route and because the highways are well maintained year-round.
Estes Park Visitor Center
500 Big Thompson Ave (near intersection of H36 & H34)
Estes Park, Co 80517
Rocky Mountain National Park - Estes Park, Colorado
Climbing the Colorado Mountains
Any tourist or resident will tell you that Colorado’s premier attraction is the state’s awe-inspiring mountains. Part of the Rocky Mountains is found in Colorado and the state contains the highest peaks of the United States portion of the region. The state of Colorado is actually split down the middle by the Rockies and the dividing line characterizes two distinct environments: the high prairie dry land of the east and the rugged mountain ranges of the west. Read more
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