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in 1982 scoured the river's channel and deposited an alluvial fan of debris. One person was killed as he slept along the river and two others died in a campground. The water continued to flow through Fall River into Estes Park, where it broke through two dams. Now, trees stumps and other woody debris
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211:(CCC) base beginning in May 1933. The initial crew of unmarried young men instigated a riot since they arrived before sufficient food, clothing, bedding and other supplies had arrived. Once the supplies arrived, another blizzard ruined the camp's tents.
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565:"Rocky Mountain National Park, A History: Chapter 7 - Publicity Pays Off"
658:. Enslow Publishers, Inc. pp. 22, 29, 39, 54â55, 101â103, 107â108.
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698:. Farcountry Press. pp. 11â13, 25, 27, 30, 87, 112â113.
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Rocky Mountain National Park: Adventure, Explore, Discover
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Elk have been coming to the area since the melting of the
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Horseshoe Park, courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park
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Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Hiking Guide
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A large wetland supports a variety of birds, including
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Cache La Poudre River Corridor National Heritage Area
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450:"Rocky Mountain National Park - Montaine Ecosystem"
613:Best of Rocky Mountain National Park Hiking Trails
202:(CCC) base on May 13, 1933, the camp's first day
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616:. Adler Publishing. 1998. pp. 15â16, 18.
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85:Courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.
695:The Best of Rocky Mountain National Park
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266:Courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park
100:Courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park
1229:History of Rocky Mountain National Park
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47:on the west. Horseshoe Park is home to
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1521:Rocky Mountain National Park Category
1351:Mountain pine beetle outbreak (1996+)
1341:Big Thompson River flash flood (1976)
1252:Fall River Entrance Historic District
117:down the valley and when it melted a
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850:Moraine Park Museum and Amphitheater
692:Alan Leftridge (February 27, 2015).
592:. Town of Estes Park. Archived from
494:"Watching Wildlife - Horseshoe Park"
673:John Hamilton (September 1, 2010).
529:Geographic Names Information System
371:Geographic Names Information System
1239:NRHP in Rocky Mountain NP template
279:. The Lawn Lake trail follows the
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1380:Trail Ridge Road / US 34
800:Beaver Meadows Visitor Center
1547:Rocky Mountain National Park
1407:Denver International Airport
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94:Rocky Mountain sheep, or
1016:Continental Divide Trail
677:. ABDO. pp. 26â27.
652:Doreen Gonzales (2009).
33:Larimer County, Colorado
1356:Big Meadows fire (2013)
563:C.W. Buchholtz (1983).
155:hunted wildlife there.
1076:Northcutt-Carter Route
1036:Flattop Mountain Trail
948:Never Summer Mountains
830:Lulu City (ghost town)
810:Dutchtown (ghost town)
795:Alpine Tundra Research
550:See the Decision Card.
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1234:NRHP listings in RMNP
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590:"The Lawn Lake Flood"
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1412:Denver Union Station
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1061:Upper Beaver Meadows
865:Upper Beaver Meadows
855:Petit Grepon (spire)
805:Agnes Vaille Shelter
631:Lisa Foster (2005).
596:on December 9, 2011.
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35:. It is within the
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1041:Lake Haiyaha Trail
980:Twin Sisters Peaks
893:Fairchild Mountain
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888:Chief Cheley Peak
825:Kawuneeche Valley
705:978-1-56037-635-4
684:978-1-61714-383-0
665:978-1-59845-096-5
644:978-1-56579-550-1
623:978-0-930657-39-0
504:on April 28, 2021
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1021:East Inlet Trail
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