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Estes Park serves as the eastern gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park , and those not roughing it at a campground frequently seek accommodations here. Just as wildlife viewing opportunities attract tourists today, it was nature's bounty that first lured Native American tribes and Kit Carson and his group of trappers. The area was ultimately named for pioneer Joel Estes, who settled in the mountainous hamlet around 1860.

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ARTICLEEstes Park Estes Park serves as the eastern gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park, and those not roughing it at a campground frequently seek accommodations here. Just as wildlife viewing opportunities attract tourists today, it was nature's bounty that first lured Native American tribes and Kit Carson and his group of trappers. The area was ultimately named for pioneer Joel Estes, who settled in the mountainous hamlet around 1860.Estes Park
NATIONAL PARKAgate Fossil Beds National Monument Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is on SR 29, 22 miles south of Harrison or 34 miles north of Mitchell in the Niobrara River Valley. Imbedded in the sedimentary rock are fossils formed some 20 million years ago. Named for James Cook's Agate Springs Ranch, this 3,000-acre site also features Cook's collection of 19th- and 20th-century American Indian artifacts.Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
NATIONAL PARKArapaho And Roosevelt National Forests And Pawnee National Grassland In north-central Colorado past and present coexist within the 1,280,000 mountainous acres of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests, which embrace some of the higher and more visited areas of the region. Creaking ghost towns in the Arapaho region set off lively ski resorts, and the rotted roadbeds of abandoned narrow-gauge railways contrast with the well-maintained highways that provide access to this rooftop of the continent.Arapaho And Roosevelt National Forests And Pawnee National Grassland
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