My name is Sylvia Jackson. I have
chosen to write about Estes Park Colorado. I have chosen this
location because I am familiar with it, it is close enough that I can
go to the location and study it, and I think it could be an
interesting place to research. It is my favorite place and I go there
at least twice a year. I will be talking mostly about the physical
geography of Estes Park, however, I would like to briefly write about
the history of Estes Park.
There is evidence that humans have
lived in the area for at least 12,000 years. A Paleo-Indian culture
known as the McKean people moved into the area around 2000 B.C. About
10,000 years ago, the Ute and Arapaho tribes spent their summers in
the Estes Park valley. Joel Estes later discovered the valley while
looking for gold. Estes Park became popular after Griff Evans bought
the land and built a dude ranch. Recently, Estes Park has been
through natural disasters such as forest fires and floods. I am
excited to see what other events occurred in the past that made it
into the location we know today.
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| Photo of Lake Estes by Jamie Palmesano |
