The CRAZY FRENZY of the Elk Rut in Estes Park, CO
This is video of the elk rut in Estes Park, CO. The elk are full into the rut (elk breeding season) now and are just going crazy. They are sparring, bugling and running around trying to herd their...
View ArticleElk Bugling Contest in Estes Park
Some highlights of the 2009 Elk Fest Bugling Contest held in Estes Park, CO. Kids and adult alike, all try to do their best to sound like our resident wapiti. It is great fun for all!
View ArticleFire at Park Theater Mall in Estes Park, CO
These are photos of an early morning fire in Estes Park, the historic Park Theater Mall burned down. The building was built by FO Stanley in 1908 and was the Estes Park Transportation Company....
View ArticleFire Ravages Park Theater Mall, Estes Park, CO
These are photos of an early morning fire in Estes Park, the historic Park Theater Mall burned down. The building was built by FO Stanley in 1908 and was the Estes Park Transportation Company....
View ArticleEstes Park Thanksgiving Feast 2009
This is video of a wonderful community Thanksgiving Feast given for FREE in Estes Park, Colorado. The meal was prepared and served by volunteers. It was started 9 years ago by two local residents who...
View ArticleCatch the Glow Christmas Parade Estes Park, CO
These are some highlights of the Catch the Glow lighted Christmas Parade in lovely Estes Park, CO. It takes place each year the day after Thanksgiving, just after dark. It is a wonderful parade that...
View ArticleSanta Arrives In Estes Park on Antique Fire Truck!
This is a short video of Santa Claus, (the real Santa Claus), arriving at our local movie theater, Reel Mountain Theater in Estes Park, Colorado on an antique fire truck. After Santa arrived, he took...
View Article30 Seconds of Paradise in Estes Park, CO
This is our ireport of a 30 second review of 2009 of our lives in a beautiful mountain paradise, Estes Park, Colorado.
View ArticleMartin Luther King Peace March, Estes Park, CO
In Colorado, Estes Park Elementary School and staff hosted their 13th annual march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Friday January 15th. The students sang, “We Shall Overcome,” and marched...
View ArticleFrozen Dead Guy Days, 2010
This is a short video of the events at Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland, CO. This weekend celebration is in honor of Grampa Bredo. Grandpa Bredo's been on ice since he died 20 years ago, still...
View ArticleWalk in my shoes in Estes Park, Colorado
This is my submission for the ireporter assignment, Walk In Our Shoes. Its my walk this morning, (3/20/2010) in Estes Park, Colorado where we just received almost a foot of snow. We live in the...
View ArticleKing Tut at Estes Park Sings Fundraiser for Scholarships
This is just a fun video of one of the acts in our local Rotary Club's Scholarship fundraiser, Estes Park Sings. This was filmed on Saturday night. This young man, Jordan, does a great rendition of...
View ArticleWelcome to the Spring Snowstorm Deer!
These are photos of the mule deer who welcomed us home this afternoon after a May 11 Spring Snowstorm in Estes Park, Colorado. It might be a beautiful sight to see, but really, we're OVER the snow and...
View ArticleSpringtime in the Rockies, the softer side...velvet elk and fuzzy goslings
This is video of springtime in Estes Park, the goslings are cute and fuzzy, and the bull elk are in full velvet. Watch the goslings frolic and swim....watch the velvety elk browse for food and get a...
View ArticleBagged An Elk in Estes Park
These are photos I just took of a bull elk in Estes Park, CO who somehow got tangled up with a trash bag and it is now stuck on his antlers. If you notice, his antlers are still in velvet and he will...
View ArticleElk Just Want To Have Fun!
Splish, splash, the elk were takin' a bath! This is a fun video of elk having FUN!!!! Watch as the baby elk play in the sprinker water at the 9 Hole Golf Course and the BIG burly bull splashes in the...
View ArticleHow NOT to get the perfect wildlife shot!
We live in Estes Park, CO and have lots of great wildlife here. In the fall, we have the elk rut, or the elk mating season. The big bulls get very competitive and are all ramped up on testosterone and...
View ArticleElk Stuck In Pool
These are photos of a cow elk that walked on the cover of an outdoor, inground pool, in Estes Park, CO. She fell into the deep end which had a foot or so of water and she could not get out. This cow...
View ArticleNative American Dancing at Elk Fest in Estes Park, CO
This is Danny Many Horses and friends as they put on an awesome program at Elk Fest in Estes Park, CO. He brought in many of his friends who had beautiful handmade Native American regalia and they...
View ArticleElk Bugling Contest at Elk Fest in Estes Park, CO
This is video of some of the wonderful contestants at the Elk Bugling Contest at the 12th Annual Elk Fest in Estes Park, CO. Its so much fun to watch and listen to everyone from two year olds to...
View ArticleMule Deer Buck Tangles With Christmas Lights
This beautiful mule deer buck in Estes Park, CO has gotten himself entangled in some Christmas lights. The mule deer rut is currently going on and the bucks will practice sparring with anything that...
View ArticleSanta Claus Arrives in Estes Park, CO
Santa arrived in Estes Park, CO on an antique fire truck last weekend to take some last minute wishes from the children and then watch a movie with them at the local movie theater.
View ArticleLarimer County (Colorado) Sheriff Plans For Government Shutdown
This is a press release our local county sheriff just put out. As a business owner and newspaper publisher in our tourist town, I thought it very interesting and very newsworthy!As a part of...
View ArticleHow to paint a beautiful bear
This is a short video of a painting my husband Gary did of a black bear in our town. I took a photo of this bear and he painted an abstract photo of it, taking photos along the way and then put it into...
View ArticleElk Rut in Estes Park, Colorado
Here is a short video of the our resident elk today in Estes Park. They are in the rut (mating season) right now and the bulls are bugling like crazy, trying to gather their harems of females and...
View ArticleFull Moon over Estes Park, Colorado
A pretty image of the full moon as it crested over a mountain in Estes Park, Colorado near the YMCA of the Rockies.
View ArticleBear Hibernates In Crawlspace In Estes Park, Colorado
The black bear who found a nice, cozy place to hibernate this winter, tucked away in a cozy corner of the crawlspace of a local business to sleep away the cold winter months has now left the...
View ArticleCow Elk Attacks Woman In Estes Park, Colorado
By: Kris Hazelton Police in Estes Park, Colorado received a call at approximately 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 29th that a 60 year old woman had been trampled by a cow elk outside her apartment building. The...
View ArticleSweetest Bear in Colorado
Last week a young black bear broke into Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Estes Park, CO and had a heyday stuffing himself silly full of chocolate treats from the popular candy shop. Owner of the...
View ArticleNew Trend-"Superheroeing!"
Happy Easter! This is Kris Hazelton from the Estes Park News!!! We'd love to get something to go viral!!! We took a lovely walk around Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park this morning, it was...
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