On the northeastern edge of Rocky Mountain National Park, in the high valley of the Big Thompson River, is the mountain resort of Estes Park (alt. 7,523ft/2,293m), named after a pioneer who settled here around 1860. Ten years later a British peer, the Earl of Dunraven, built a hunting lodge in this area, which was famed for its abundance of game
and of fish, and soon afterwards the painter Albert Bierstadt came here and was enchanted by the beauty of the scenery. Estes Park is now busy with visitors all year round, offering them a wide range of activities - hiking, riding, fishing, mountain biking, rafting and even golf. There is a cableway up Prospect Mountain (8,895ft/2,711m).
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