There is no western counterpart to the eastern Big Four leaf peeper parks, but many national parks west of the Mississippi River offer good to excellent fall foliage.

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If you live near Rocky Mountain National Park, and need some firewood for the coming winter, you just might want to enter the park’s lottery for wood permits.

The firewood is already cut and simply needs to be picked up. It comes from hazardous trees that crews took down in various spots around the park.

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Editor’s note: Fall is arguably the best time to see, and hear, wildlife in the national parks. From elk bugling in the Rockies — and even the Appalachians — to bird migrations, your options are many for pairing wildlife and a fall park visit, as Contributing writer Danny Bernstein explains.

In the fall, animals and birds prepare for winter.

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A climber making an ascent of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park died in a fall of roughly 800 feet Friday, according to park officials.

Two climbing rangers witnessed the fall about 8 a.m. while on the Yellow Wall route on the Diamond of Longs Peak.

Part travelogue, part warning shot across the bow, Jonathan Waterman in his latest book takes us on a sobering journey down the Colorado River from source to the Sea of Cortez that should scare the wits out of those in the Southwest and convince them to read the dusty writing on the wall.

Major John Wesley Powell warned the government more than a century ago that there [url=http://digital.libra

Facing too little habitat and too few predators, elk in Theodore Roosevelt National Park soon will find themselves in the cross-hairs of a three-month-long culling operation that will fan out 240 volunteers across the park’s South Unit to shoot elk located by radio collar.

Beginning November 1 and running 12 weeks, five teams comprised by a guide and four volunteer “

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How many of us take it for granted that kids know how to stay safe when hiking and how to tread lightly on the landscape? When Catherine Dold’s two nieces came to visit for a stay in the Rockies, she wanted to ensure their safety, and so she created a Certified Good Hiker Kit.

“They’d never been hiking before, and I wanted them to be safe.

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What’s a day in the life of a national park ranger like? Well, for those at Rocky Mountain National Park, it can mean heading out in the park frequently to rescue visitors.

For instance, here’s a report of ranger responses in the park on Tuesday:

* At 9:00 a.m.

While National Park Service officials have been talking with Colorado officials about possibly collaborating on a wolverine recovery program in the Centennial State, wolverines don’t seem to be waiting around for any assistance.

Dave Pinkernell captured the accompanying picture this past Tuesday along Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park about 1 mile insi

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If you’re visiting Rocky Mountain National Park next week, you might encounter some travel problems along Trail Ridge Road due to road work.

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