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Before you go. ALTITUDE, Denver is at 5,280 ft; by lunchtime you may be above 12,000. Drink more water than feels necessary and move slowly.
WHAT TO BRING, Layers, sunglasses, sunscreen, comfortable shoes, a camera. It can be 75 °F in Denver and 40 °F at tree line.
In through the eastern gates.
Boulder & the Big Thompson. North-west out of Denver, climbing beside the river.
Estes Park, 7,522 ft. The gateway town, and the 1909 Stanley Hotel above it.
Beaver Meadows & Fall River. The park's two eastern entrances, and the visitor center.
Bear Lake & Sprague Lake. Flat, easy walks at the water's edge.
Moraine & Horseshoe Park. Wide elk meadows, and the Alluvial Fan nearby.
Trail Ridge Road. Many Parks Curve, alpine tundra, and 12,183 ft. The Continental Divide.
Before you go. ALTITUDE, Denver is at 5,280 ft; by lunchtime you may be above 12,000. Drink more water than feels necessary and move slowly.
WHAT TO BRING, Layers, sunglasses, sunscreen, comfortable shoes, a camera. It can be 75 °F in Denver and 40 °F at tree line.
In through the eastern gates.
Boulder & the Big Thompson. North-west out of Denver, climbing beside the river.
Estes Park, 7,522 ft. The gateway town, and the 1909 Stanley Hotel above it.
Beaver Meadows & Fall River. The park's two eastern entrances, and the visitor center.
Bear Lake & Sprague Lake. Flat, easy walks at the water's edge.
Moraine & Horseshoe Park. Wide elk meadows, and the Alluvial Fan nearby.
Trail Ridge Road. Many Parks Curve, alpine tundra, and 12,183 ft. The Continental Divide.