Colleen gives you some tips to help you avoid being a victim of a lightning strike.

Stop what you're doing and enjoy this black bear eating berries and getting ready for hibernation in Rocky Mountain National Park. During the fall bears need 20,000 calories a day to gain enough fat to survive the winter without eating or drinking.

What's with that velvet on the bull elk's antlers? Nick Mollé is here to answer that question and more in this episode of Now You Know.

Nick tells us the story about the adventuresome world traveler Isabella Bird and her bold quest to climb Longs Peak with a not so proper mountain.

We're back with more elk rut action in Rocky Mountain National Park! There's lots of bugling in this video as our resident bull elk has to fend off competing bulls trying to court his harem.

It is true, we love our adventures above tree line in the dramatic landscapes of our National Park, but if one hike characterizes the sub-alpine spectacular offerings of Rocky, this is it. The six mile round trip trek to Ouzel Falls never fails to amaze me. 

Roundtrip Length: approximately 6 mil...

We were able to capture this footage of one of the very first elk rut activity of the season in Moraine Park on August 27th, 2023. During the rut, the bull elk gather cows and calves into groups called harems. Bull elk also bugle to attract cows and use it as a deterrent for other male elk compet...

Estes Park's second annual pride event for all who are loved, seen, empowered and part of the LGBTIQA+ community is featured in this powerful video.

Held in Performance Park on June 17th, 2023, Pride in the Park featured INCREDIBLE musical guests and speakers who lightened and lifted all souls ...

Roundtrip Length: 8 mi Difficulty: Strenuous

Twin Sisters has the distinctive position among our hikes of being a great lookout to see the cities in the valley to the east and enjoy an exceptional view of the high peaks to the west.

​Chain Station is a 4-piece, high-energy, get ‘em out on the dance floor string band born high in the mountains but based in Denver, Colorado. Their music is well-steeped in Americana roots with vocal harmonies that are high, lonesome, and tight. Their picking ranges from lightning-fast to mounta...

Good Time Johnny is a funk, psych rock, jam band trio from Estes Park. John slaying on guitar, Dylan beating the drums, and Jason killing it on the bass. :O

Pardon our mess! Crews are working to improve access to and from Rocky Mountain National Park.

Improvements made throughout the period of construction will not only reduce travel time to the national park, but will relieve congestion and pedestrian/vehicle conflicts through downtown Estes Park. ...

Local rock band, Stepmother Nature, perform live at the 2023 Friends of Folk Festival in Estes Park.

Stepmother Nature has been buzzing around Estes Park these last few months. Chances are you've heard this electric soul music around town recently. All local musicians, Stepmother Nature brings t...

Hip hop duo, The Reminders, perform live at the 2023 Friends of Folk Festival in Estes Park.

​The Reminders are a rare and remarkable musical duo seamlessly blending soulful sounds and roots music with insightful messages and thoughtful lyrics. The group consists of Brussels-born emcee Big Samir...

In our fourth episode, Nick tells the compelling story of the distribution of our waterways, leading to that impressive plume of water you can see jutting out over Mary's Lake!

To protect and preserve the natural beauty of this
pristine environment, Rocky Mountain National Park has initiated systems
to optimize our experience. We simply need to plan ahead.

Rocky has now implemented a timed entry permit
system requiring reservations to access the Park
during its b...

In this episode, Nick tells us an interesting history of our beloved resident elk.

Magic Dragon performs your favorite Peter, Paul and Mary songs to a sold out crowd at the Estes Park American Legion, Post 119. Brad Fitch covers Paul's guitar and vocal parts, Mark Rashid covers Peter's guitar parts, Melinda Morris covers Mary's vocal parts and Steve Tice covers bass and Peter's...

Since 1998, Scott Rashid has spent countless hours researching and
rehabilitating birds of prey. He has worked with a variety of bird species
from hummingbirds, sparrows, and finches to eagles, hawks, and
especially owls. He specializes in an area in the north side of Rocky
Mountain National Park...

In this episode of Wild Notes, Nick shares some interesting facts about one of the cleverest animals in Rocky

Amber Browning-Coyle is back in Estes Park, and this time she's ready to explore everything that fall in the Rockies has to offer. With the help of her friend, Nick Mollé, Amber gets a front row seat to the world-famous elk rut, and finally gets to the bottom of what's behind all this bugling and...

What's the connection between Nick Mollé, Jimi Hendrix and Leonard Cohen? Amber Browning-Coyle finds out the answer and more in this candid interview with Nick as he shares amazing stories from his early days as a folk musician in New York, his philosophy on filmmaking and what he believes his l...

What’s a Park? Rocky Mountain National Park, Moraine Park, South
Park, and Estes Park! Nick is here to explain it all.

Brett Wilson has a fascinating conversation with nature photographer and author, Erik Stensland, about his journey from Europe's Balkan Peninsula to the beauty and solitude of Rocky Mountain National Park.

His books and stunning mountain and desert images are breath-taking,
reaching deep int...