🌊🏞️ The Living Story of the Big Thompson River 🏞️🌊 If you’ve spent any time in Estes Park, you’ve heard it—the steady rush of the Big Thompson River winding its way through the valley. It’s more than water moving downhill. It’s a voice. A presence. A reminder that nature is alive all around us. 💧 Where it begins: High in the alpine wilderness of Rocky Mountain National Park, snowmelt trickles from cirques and glaciers, gathering into streams that merge to form the Big Thompson. By the time

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🌊✨ Where the Water Writes Its Own Story — The Big Thompson River ✨🌊 There’s something about the Big Thompson that feels alive every single day. The sound. The movement. The way the light dances across the surface like it’s telling its own version of Colorado’s story. This river isn’t just beautiful — it’s one of the most remarkable waterways in the Rockies. Here are a few things most people don’t know: 💧 It begins high in Rocky Mountain National Park Right near Forest Canyon, fed by snowmelt

🔥 The Chimney That Stayed — North Fork Big Thompson Story 💛 If you’ve stopped at the little pull-out near Glen Haven, you’ve seen it — a stone chimney standing alone by the river. Here’s the story 👇 🏡 In 1923, three families — the Eascoms, Meads, and Schafers — built a small log cabin here. They hauled logs from the mountains, and Mr. Mead laid the fireplace with stones the families gathered by hand. There was no electricity, no running water — they carried water from the nearby stream. Simp

💧 When the River Rose: The Rangers Who Stayed 💚 In September 2013, relentless rain fell across northern Colorado — more than a foot in just a few days. 🌧️ The peaceful Big Thompson River, the same one that winds past Highway 34 toward Estes Park, turned into a wall of water. Roads collapsed. Power lines snapped. Whole stretches of the canyon disappeared overnight. When others were told to leave, park rangers and rescue teams stayed. They worked side‑by‑side with firefighters, deputies, and vo