While some visitor centers are closed, others remain open thanks to volunteers and the Rocky Mountain Conservancy. Most ...

A bull elk chases after his herd during the elk rut in Estes Park on Sept. 10. Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding ...

The elk rut is here, but what does that mean? If you’re not very familiar with these animals (like me when I moved here), here is an "elk 101" with common terms and fun facts for you to read before ...

The popular Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park officially closed for the travel season Wednesday, about five days sooner than average. The seasonal closure of the paved road that takes ...

As the bull elk of Moraine Park quieted down for the day to rest after a long night of rutting activity under a full moon, a crowd began to gather near a picnic area that overlooked the meadow.

The sound of hundreds of elk bugling at Rocky Mountain National Park is nothing compared to the moans and groans that would be coming from northern Colorado’s tourism industry if the park were closed.

ESTES PARK • In an aspen-lined meadow crowned by the regal peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park, a bull elk raises his snout to the setting sun. It’s a tell-tale sign of the sound Coloradans long for ...

As a crowd of onlookers gathered on a bike path along a nine-hole golf course in Estes Park on a brisk morning in late September, Rodney Ford peered through a magnifying scope attached to a tripod. He ...

It’s a crisp fall evening in Grand Teton National Park. A mournful, groaning call cuts through the dusky blue light: a male elk, bugling. The sound ricochets across the grassy meadow. A minute later, ...