Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) Trail Ridge Road Rainbow Curve & Forest Canyon - Day 4 of 5
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) Trail Ridge Road Rainbow Curve & Forest Canyon - Day 4 of 5.
Rainbow Curve is one of my favorite overlooks. It has some of the best views of the park.
What you can see (Horseshoe Park):
The distinctive fan of light-colored boulders on the left of this picture is a relatively new feature on the land. A high mountain dam failed on July 15, 1982, and in a matter of hours the water violently disgorged it load on the valley floor.
What you can see from Rainbow Curve:
1 Mount Chapin (12,454)
2 Mount Chiquita (13,069)
3 Ypsilon Mountain (13,514)
4 Mount Fairchild (13,502)
5 Hagues Peak (13,560)
6 Mommy Mountain (13,425)
7 Roaring River
8 Bighorn Mountain (11,463)
9 McGregor Mountain (10,456)
10 Deer Mountain (10,013)
“Rainbow Curve, 12.8 miles from the Beaver Meadows park entrance, lies on the outside edge of a wide switchback on Trail Ridge Road as it swings around a blunt ridge between Hidden Valley and Hanging Valley. This major viewpoint at 10,829 feet is just below timberline, the transition zone between a subalpine fir and spruce forest and the alpine tundra of grass and delicate wildflowers. The vista looks down on Horseshoe Park, an open grassy valley floored by twisting Fall River. Note the light-colored alluvial fan on the north side of the park. It formed in 1982 when Lawn Lake, a small reservoir in the Mummy Range, broke after heavy rain. A deluge of water, boulders, and debris swept down into the valley.”
Just beyond the flower covered meadow lies Forest Canyon and the Continental Divide with Mount Ida. This picture, taken at high noon, shows the problem of photograph trees at this time of day. Photographs taken in the early morning or late afternoon would render the trees a truer green.
Tundra Protection Area
Hundreds of feet cause damage that takes hundreds of years to restore.
PLEASE STAY ON THE TRAIL!
The Glacial Landscape
Like other high mountain valleys, Forest Canyon was filled with ice and shaped by glaciers during the past two million years. Here, ice flowed through a stream valley and followed the straight line of the ancient faults. Side valleys contributed their own rivers of ice, and carved the canyons of Hayden Gorge and Gorge Lakes The Rolling terrain of the high country was untouched by glacial ice.
What you can see:
1 Longs Peak (14,255)
2 Stones Peak (12,922)
3 Spraque Mountain(12,713)
4 Hayden Spire
5 Hayden Gorge
6 Terra Tomah (12,718)
7 Mt Ida
8 Gorge Lakes
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Forest Canyon Overlook - Trail Ridge Road - RMNP
Trail Ridge Road Colorado
Part of the amazing Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Route 34) between Alpine Visitor Center and Forest Canyon Overlook in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Trail Ridge Road was opened in 1932 and connects Estes Park to the town of Grand Lake. It is the highest continuous paved road in the United States, reaching an elevation of 12,183 ft (3,713 m). 8 September 2015, driving, recorded with Sony HDR - PJ260, 2016, 2017
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Trail Ridge Road - Estes Park to Grand Lake Colorado in Rocky Mountain National Park
This RV Adventures video takes you over Trail Ridge Road from Estes Park to Grand Lake, Colorado thru Rocky Mountain National Park. Trail Ridge Road is the highest continuous paved roadway in the USA. This video is a combination of videos, time-lapse road sequences and photos. During the adventure, we pull out at all of the named pull off places so you can experience the drive in it's fullest.
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Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. The park is located northwest of Boulder, Colorado in the Rocky Mountains and the headwaters of the Colorado River.
The highest road (3600 m) in North America will take you to Alpine Visitor Center
open during the summer months only, or you can enjoy an exceptional view of the Rockies.
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Rocky Mountain National Park est un parc national situé dans la région centre-nord de l'État américain du Colorado. Le parc est situé au nord-ouest de Boulder, au Colorado , dans le Rocheuses , et le cours supérieur de la rivière Colorado .
La route la plus haute (3600 m) d'Amérique du nord vous amènera à Alpine Visitor Center
ouvert pendant les mois d'été seulement ou vous pourrez profiter d'une vue exceptionnelle sur les rocheuses.
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) Trail Ridge Road - Alpine Visitor Center - Day 4 of 5
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) Trail Ridge Road - Alpine Visitor Center - Day 4 of 5. Recorded on May 31st 2018. This video shows the The Trail Ridge Road leading up to the Alpine Visitor Center. We share some of the educational displays in the Visitor center. The Alpine Visitor Center is at elevation of 11,796 feet. Also shared some of the Trail Ridge Road Medicine Bow Curve leaving the Alpine Visitor Center.
“Rocky Mountain National Park's Alpine Visitor Center is located at 11,796 feet (3,595 m) above sea level at Fall River Pass, one mile west of the highest point on Trail Ridge Road and four miles east of the Continental Divide at Milner Pass in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is the highest visitor center in the National Park System.[1]
The Alpine Visitor Center includes restrooms, exhibits on the alpine tundra ecosystem, and a gift shop operated by the park's non-profit partner organization, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy. The visitor center opens around Memorial Day and closes around mid-October due to snow and the extreme winter environment. In mid-summer, the visitor center is also usually accessible by Old Fall River Road, a 9-mile dirt road open to one-way, uphill vehicle traffic.
Views from the Alpine Visitor Center include the Mummy Range, the Fall River Valley, and Trail Ridge to the east and the Never Summer and Medicine Bow ranges to the west and north. Hiking opportunities include the 1/4-mile round-trip Alpine Ridge Trail, commonly referred to as Huffer's Hill, and the 8-mile round-trip Ute Trail to Milner Pass. Park Rangers provide park orientation and interpretive programs on the alpine tundra.
Additional gift and food services at Fall River Pass are provided at the concession-operated Trail Ridge Store and Cafe.“
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Trail Ridge Road in VR - Rocky Mountain National Park | Episode 10 | 360 VR Road Trip
Trail Ridge Road in VR - Rocky Mountain National Park
Grand Lake to Estes Park. Our first trip in Colorado! Join us for a drive up to the top of the world on Highway 34 - Trail Ridge Road. See epic Rocky Mountain views at an elevation of over 12,000 feet.
Drive filmed June 27th, 2019
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TODAY'S DRIVE INDEX:
Introduction (0:00:17)
Shadow Mountain Lake (0:03:24)
Rocky Mountain National Park Entrance (0:08:50)
Begin ascent of Specimen Mountain. (0:22:10)
Milner Pass - Lake Poudre (0:33:40)
Medicine Bow Curve & Alpine Visitor Center (0:39:30)
Gore Range Overlook (0:44:00)
Trail Ridge Road Summit (0:45:40)
Catching up with the herd. (0:46:40)
Iceberg Pass - Rock Cut (0:48:32)
Forest Canyon Overlook on foot. (0:53:45)
Going over to the dark side. (0:57:25)
Rainbow Curve Overlook - Begin descent. (1:01:40)
Many Parks Curve (1:08:40)
Wildlife visible on the right. (1:14:50)
West Horseshoe Park (1:20:00)
Rocky Mountain National Park Exit,
Estes Park City Limits (1:25:00)
End of Drive - Episode 11 Preview (1:31:40)
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This video shows my hike on the Rattlesnake Gulch Trail to the continental divide overlook. It is about 4.5 miles round trip with 1000 feet of elevation gain. This trail features very beautiful views of the canyon and a moderately steep climb through pine forests before topping out at a spectacular view of the continental divide. Enjoy!
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A cute marmot catching some rays on the rocks. Taken in Rocky Mountain National Park at Forest Canyon Overlook. This was in early June of 2018.
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Colorado National Monument is located in Western Colorado, near the Utah border. The Rim Rock Drive is about 25 miles long and has many stops and pullouts along the way. This was our first trip to the area and we were delighted to spend some of our time there.
During our day int eh park, we took in several of the short trails and got an overview of some of the formations and monuments in the park. A favorite is Independence Monument. We got an overlook of it from Otto's Trail. I ti the track that John Otto took on his first accent of the Monument.
More information on John Otto from the NPS Site: Otto spearheaded fundraising campaigns, collected signatures for petitions, and penned newspaper editorials and endless letters to Washington politicians in support of national recognition for the ancient canyons and towering monoliths of his adopted home.
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Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA
Rocky Mountain National Park is a national park located in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, in the north-central region of the U.S. state of Colorado. It features majestic mountain views, mountain lakes, a variety of wildlife, varied climates and environments—from wooded forests to mountain tundra—and easy access to back-country trails and campsites. The park is located northwest of Boulder, Colorado, and includes the Continental Divide and the headwaters of the Colorado River.
The park has five visitor centers. The park headquarters, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center, is a National Historic Landmark, designed by the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture at Taliesin West.
The park is surrounded by Roosevelt National Forest on the north and east, Routt National Forest on the northwest, and Arapaho National Forest on the southwest.
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Grand Mesa pix taken by Rob & Sandy Vanya in May of 2009. Grand Mesa is the largest flat-top mountain in the nation. It was late May, and we encountered a snow storm & temps in the low 30s & a snow plow clearing ice off of the roads. The lakes on the Mesa were partially frozen over. The Colorado uplands are a lot different than the Texas Gulf Coast where we live.
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If you're considering heading up the very scenic route into North Cheyenne Canyon near Colorado Springs, in this video we show a few of the sights to catch along the way. There are many unique features in the canyon such as red rocks, seasonal trees that turn vibrant colors during fall, as well as really interesting waterfalls, as well as many hiking trails that link all of these sights.
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