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.

Each September and October, thousands of visitors are drawn to Estes Park to watch herds of elk gather in the valley for their mating season, or “rut.” With this popular activity comes the ...

Along with opening the 26-acre property where hundreds of elk can often be seen, a traffic signal was installed along U.S. 34 at Glade Road.

The weather during the week of Christmas is forecast to be warm enough to sneak in a round of golf. But if playing at Marianna Butte Golf Course in west Loveland, you might be asked to skip a hole ...

Elk viewing is best from a safe distance. Each September and October, thousands of visitors are drawn to Estes Park to watch herds of elk gather in the valley for their mating season, or “rut.” ...