Estes Park

In 1858, Joel Estes entered what is now Estes Park and started a ranch. The first Estes Valley settlers in the early 1860's found many mule deer. But due to people, predators and harsh elements the population dropped. Around ...

Never Summer Ranch

Throughout the late 1870s prospectors filtered into the mountains, especially into the Rabbit Ear Range (today's Never Summer Range). Thus the prospector became a familiar figure throughout the Front Range and Never Summer Range for decades to follow.

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Old Fall River Road

From 1913-1920, Fall River Road was constructed as first road over the Continental Divide between Estes Park and Grand Lake. Prior to its completion, roads through the park were built by the state, meaning no federal jurisdiction had been ...

Trail Ridge Road

Constructed from 1929-1933, Trail Ridge Road was proposed as another scenic road bypassing Fall River Road in the hopes of concluding the “atmosphere of acrimony” that came with Colorado’s cessation of park roads. Colorado's concern ranged from a theoretical loss ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site-Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

Discovered in 1944, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century BC. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a large Thracian necropolis. ...

UNESCO World Heritage Site- Timbuktu

Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and ...

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge is located a few miles southeast of Alamosa, Colorado. It features wetlands along the Rio Grande River. The 12,026 acre Alamosa Refuge include wetland areas, riparian corridors, wet meadows, and river oxbows. The wetland and ...

Baca National Wildlife Refuge

Baca National Wildlife Refuge was created in 2004 as part of the expansion of Great Sand Dunes National Monument into a national park and preserve, protecting the entire natural hydrological system of the Great Sand Dunes. It is adjacent ...

Sand Creek

There are two streams that flow along segments of the dune field perimeter. Medano Creek flows along the east and southeastern sides of the dune field and Sand Creek flows along the northwestern side.The streams have a give and ...

Monte Vista Wildlife Refuge

Because of the Great Sand Dunes many wetlands and strategic location for many unusual migratory birds, the San Luis Valley is home to three national wildlife refuges. This refuge contains many restored or enhanced wetlands associated with agricultural lands. ...