Identifying Wild Animal Poop by Comparing It to Tasty Treats Have you ever been hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park, spotted something on the trail, and paused to wonder exactly which animal left it behind? It turns out you are not alone — and the National Park Service has leaned into that curiosity with one of its most unexpectedly popular wildlife education tools. Rocky Mountain National Park published a classic […] Brains SnowBrains | September 27, 2021 0 Comments
Above-Freezing Air Temperature Still Offers Chance of Snow—Sometimes Recent snowfall across the Rockies has me jonesing for ski season. Unfortunately, August in the midwest spells 90-degree temps and high humidity. If we’re extremely lucky, the earliest snowfall won’t be till late October, and ski season won’t start until the middle of November. So we’re still a ways off. But snow can fall even if it’s above 32 degrees, […] Brains Joseph Puetz | August 27, 2021 1 Comment
New June Visitation Records Set at 7 National Parks Pent-up demand for travel is playing out across the United States as seven National Parks have seen record-breaking visitation for the month of June. The largest increase percentage-wise has been seen in Maine’s Acadia National Park where 660,779 visitors were recorded in June alone. This number marks a 228 percent increase from the COVID stricken 2020 season and a 34 […] Industry News Lucas Gauthier | July 22, 2021 0 Comments
Boulder, CO Police Officer Killed in 200-Foot Fall in Rocky Mountain National Park Rangers recovered the body of a 35-year-old female from Loveland, Colorado, just west of Martha’s Couloir on Mount Lady Washington in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, on Thursday. The deceased was later identified as Ashley Haarmann an off-duty Boulder police officer who had fallen 200-feet. Related: Woman’s Body Discovered Near Popular Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Park rangers were […] Climbing CragBrains | July 19, 2021 0 Comments
Solo Skier Killed After Uncontrolled 500-Foot Fall into Rocks in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO On the morning of Sunday, June 13, park rangers responded to reports of an unconscious skier on 12,466′ Sundance Mountain on a north-facing aspect midway between Trail Ridge Road and Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. The 68-year-old male from Loveland, Colorado, died from injuries sustained in an approximate 400 to 500-foot uncontrolled slide on a […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 14, 2021 0 Comments
Trail Ridge Road, CO, the Country’s Highest Continuous Paved Road, Opens Friday The United State’s highest continuous paved road at 12,183-feet, Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, will open to all traffic for the summer season on Friday 28th May. Related: Snowplow Crews Just Reached the Trail Ridge Alpine Visitor Center in RMNP, CO, and It’s Buried! Wednesday afternoon, officials from Rocky Mountain National Park confirmed on Twitter the […] SnowBrains | May 27, 2021 0 Comments
National Park Service Requiring Reservations This Summer For Select Parks As spring and summer months come, the busy season for the National Park Service begins. While temperatures start to climb, people all over the States begin to dust off their tents and hiking boots and flock to many of the 63 National Parks. This summer, however, some parks will require reservations for entrance into their lands. Therefore, anyone planning a […] Brains Alex Mangels | April 30, 2021 0 Comments
Top 5 Most Visited National Parks Of 2020 As the days lengthen and temperatures begin to rise, summer is just around the corner. It’s time to begin stowing away your ski gear and dusting off the old hiking boots. Whether you’re reading this list to see which national parks to avoid due to crowds, or you’re looking for a beautiful mountain getaway, here’s a list of the most visited […] Miles Wong | April 30, 2021 0 Comments
Body of Hiker Missing for 2-Weeks Found in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO On Monday, September 14, the body of Steven Grunwald, 24, of Greenville, New York, was located by a search team in the Notch below McHenrys and Powell Peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. Related: Extreme Conditions Face Rescuers Looking for Solo Hiker Missing in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Since August Rocky Mountain National Park rangers completed an on-scene […] SnowBrains | September 16, 2020 0 Comments
Extreme Conditions Face Rescuers Looking for Solo Hiker Missing in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Since August On September 11, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers began search efforts for Steven “Steve” Grunwald, 24, of Greenville, New York. On September 10, a friend of Grunwald reported him missing. Park rangers found his vehicle parked at the Glacier Gorge Trailhead on September 10. His last contact with family and friends was August 28. His exact route or destination is […] SnowBrains | September 14, 2020 0 Comments
Man Rescued After Shooting Himself in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO on Sunday A 70-year-old Missouri man shot himself in the leg with a handgun on Sunday at Emerald Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), according to RMNP public affairs officer Kyle Patterson. The man reportedly had a loaded handgun in his backpack when he set the backpack down and the gun went off. The bullet entered but did not leave his […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 28, 2020 0 Comments
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Send Massive Linkup in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Earlier this week, the dynamic duo- Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell, climbed what they are calling the “Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup” in Rocky Mountain National Park. Starting at Mt. Meeker, the pair of climbers set off for a brutal 36-hour sufferfest. In total, Honnold and Caldwell traveled 35 miles, ascended 20,000 feet of vertical, summited 17 named mountains, and climbed […] Climbing Spencer Cox | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Bipartisan Conservationism – The Great American Outdoor Act Many United States National Parks may be seeing some sizeable and much-needed infrastructure improvements in the very near future. This is in large part thanks to the Great American Outdoor Act – a bill that was introduced by Colorado Senator, Cory Gardner. The bill would allocate up to 1.9 billion dollars annually for national parks to use on deferred maintenance […] Industry News Spencer Cox | July 3, 2020 0 Comments
UPDATE: 2 Bodies Found in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Were Mother, 24 and Her 17-Month-Old Son The two bodies found Friday by authorities in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO who were searching for a reported ‘suicidal person’, have been confirmed as those of a 24-year-old mother and her 17-month-old son, in what is being treated as a tragic murder-suicide. The Larimer County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Tristen Watson, 24, of Colorado Springs and her […] SnowBrains | January 28, 2020 0 Comments
Trail Ridge Road Through Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Closes Today Due to SNOW Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park will temporarily close at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, October 9, in anticipation of a major October snowstorm that is forecast to dump 12 inches of fresh snow on the mountains of Colorado. Related: Snowplow Crews Just Reached the Trail Ridge Alpine Visitor Center in RMNP, CO and It’s Buried! Closures will be […] SnowBrains | October 9, 2019 0 Comments
Trail Ridge Road, CO the Country’s Highest Continuous Paved Road, Now Open for the Summer The United State’s highest continuous paved road at 12,183-feet, Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park, CO is now open for the summer season. Related: Snowplow Crews Just Reached the Trail Ridge Alpine Visitor Center in RMNP, CO and It’s Buried! Wednesday afternoon officials from Rocky Mountain National Park released a statement confirming the opening of the alpine thoroughfare […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2019 0 Comments
Trail Ridge Road, CO WILL NOT Be Open for Memorial Day Weekend | 2nd Latest Opening in 20-Years As winter weather continues to hang on in Colorado, the late spring snowfall means that Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO will not open in time for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. “Because of the added snow accumulations, gusty winds and below-freezing temperatures at the higher elevations, it is too soon to predict when the road would […] Weather SnowBrains | May 24, 2019 0 Comments
Snowplow Crews Just Reached the Trail Ridge Alpine Visitor Center in RMNP, CO and It’s Buried! On Friday, Kyle Patterson, management specialist/public affairs officer with Rocky Mountain National Park, shared photos of what snowplow crews encountered when they reached the Alpine Visitor Center and Trail Ridge Store on Wednesday. At an elevation of 11,796 feet, park staff are used to the buildings being under the snow, but this year there was way more than usual. Related: Rocky […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 20, 2019 0 Comments
Significant Avalanche Danger in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO as Multiple Avalanches Bury People Multiple large avalanches were reported in the Rocky Mountain National Park, CO over the last weekend, involving a total of seven people and burying two. Nobody suffered serious injuries. It’s been reported that four people were caught in a size 2 avalanche in Dead Elk Couloir, a steep couloir near Emerald Lake and popular hiking and snowshoeing destination, prompting warnings […] Avalanche AvyBrains | May 17, 2019 0 Comments
Rocky Mountain National Park Crews Dealing With 22-Foot Drifts in Efforts to Open Trail Ridge Road, CO Rocky Mountain National Park’s snow plow operators are working extra hard to clear Trail Ridge Road in Colorado after a winter of steady snow, reports the Sky-Hi News. Related: Trail Ridge Road at 11,500-Feet in Rocky Mountain National Park, CO Now Closed to Traffic for the Winter The earliest Trail Ridge Road, at 12,183-feet the highest continuous paved road in the […] WeatherBrains | May 6, 2019 0 Comments
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