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A Strange Interaction As I came back from my lunch, I took my familiar position staffing the information desk. Five minutes later, a family walked in — mom, dad, a younger daughter and son. They looked to the be the typical midwestern family visiting Rocky Mountain National Park for the…
Continue readingIt’s an impressive building, no doubt. Built sturdily with large pieces of rock anchoring its walls and a cross hatch of hewn logs, massive logs, anchoring its thatched roof. But it would have to be, given the harshness of its climate 365 days a year. The Alpine Visitor Center of…
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The first obstacle that awaits us is getting through the entrance gate. Since it was Memorial Day weekend, and the opening for the season of Trail Ridge Road, I knew that it would be no easy task. However, being a former Park Ranger who worked at Rocky Mountain National Park…
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