Podcasts about trail ridge road

Rocky Mountain National Park, the country's ninth national park, is home to spectacular mountain environments, alpine tundra, wildlife, and gorgeous lakes. Most visitors go to drive the Trail Ridge Road or take a hike, and the park is a paradise for those activities. Rocky Mountain is located in north-central Colorado and is surrounded by beautiful natural areas, making and trip to the area well worth it. In this podcast, we describe what Rocky Mountain is all about, how to get to the park, where to sleep, what to do, and everything in between. Plus we answer a few of your questions about visiting Rocky Mountain: What is the best hike? How do you avoid crowds? How long should you spend in the park? For more details, be sure to check out our park guide at switchbackkids.com/rockymountain. And for more photos and updates, be sure to follow our social media accounts @switchbackkids. Music: bensound.com

As the National Park idea began to inspire Americans far and wide, a major problem arose: how to provide safe access to these often wild and dangerous places, especially as the automobile began to make cross-country travel easier and more affordable. Today on America’s National Parks, two roads that taught the National Park Service some of the major lessons that have been applied to park design over the past century: Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Welcome to Denver News. Today is Friday, August 31 Two small wildfires burning in Rocky Mountain National Park - One fire is burning near Mirror Lake in the northern part of the park. The other fire is burning in the Forest Canyon area below Trail Ridge Road between Rock Cut and Forest Canyon overlook, according to a news release. - Ground and aerial crews will fight the fires Friday. Timber around both fires is more than 50 percent dead due to recent insect outbreaks, park officials said. - The cause of the fires are under investigation. Link - https://www.denverpost.com/2018/08/30/wildfires-burning-in-rocky-mountain-national-park/ If you didn’t make plans this weekend don’t worry. You have plenty of opportines to make your Labor day weekend memorable. - Taste of Colorado - Telluride Film Festival -Jazz Aspen Snowmass Just to name a few. Click the links in your description to read more. Link - https://www.5280.com/2018/08/your-la