Author Robert N. Ruesch To Speak At The Maude Jellison Library

brary, Estes Park Center.

Robert’s recollection of “growing up in paradise” gives the listener an hour of what Estes Park was like in the 1950s to the 1970s.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Since 1907, the YMCA of the Rockies has been hosting families, conferences, and summer staff experiences. Robert’s exploits and experiences will entertain you and bring into focus the history of the YMCA and Estes Park.

What would your life be like if you grew up in Estes Park, and the Rocky Mountain National Park was your backyard playground? Your summer friends were college students from across the USA and even foreign counties?

Robert will talk about his childhood in Estes Park Center YMCA, from his book, In The Warmth of the Shadow. He will speak at 3:00 on Friday, August 18th at The Maude Jellison Li-

Fabric, yarn, & cross-stitch celebrating the Rocky Mountains & the Estes Valley. Come to the store or find us online to stitch a mountain memory!

Isabella Bird Presentation At Longs Peak Reunion August 18-20

The 2023 Longs Peak Reunion, August 18th-20th, 2023, will be celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Isabella Bird's October 1873 historic climb of Longs Peak with Rocky Mountain Jim Nugent.

The August 19th event will be held at American Le gion Post 119 in Estes Park, featuring 'A Lady Climbs Longs Peak: Isabella Bird in Her Own Words." Relive the famous climb with a slide show and readings from A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains, narrated Fran Bage nal, who like Isabella was born and reared in England. Fran will also speak as part of a panel of women involved with Longs Peak. In 1998, she was rescued from a mishap on Lamb's Slide at the foot of the East Face of Longs, involving a high speed tumble (which she refers to as 'Fran's Slide) by a team led by Jim Detterline, whose life will also be celebrated August 19th. The presentation is produced and narrated by Stan Adamson, editor/publisher of the last five edi- tions of Paul Nesbit's Longs Peak: Its Story and a Climbing Guide. The full women climbers and historians including Lisa Foster (holder of the current women's record of documented ascents, at 196+, Janet Robertson (author of The Magnificent Mountain Women), and Fran Bagenal. Other speakers include Mike Caldwell, Norman Nesbit, Bill Alexander, Bernard Gillett and Roger Briggs, and the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.

The event will be welcomed and introduced by Wendy Koenig, the Mayor of Estes Park.

For a full lineup, please check www.longspeakreunion.com as the planning progresses.

There will be a celebration concert at Performance Park on Elkhorn Ave in Estes Park on Friday evening, August 18th

The weekend will conclude with a BBQ picnic at the Meeker Park Lodge, Allenspark, from 4:00-6:30 p.m. on Sunday, August 20th program

Saturday runs from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and will include a panel of

All events are free and open to the public.

Fireshed Forest Health Tour: Estes Valley & Big Thompson Watersheds

Aug. 14 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Join staff from the Estes Valley Watershed Coalition, Larimer Conservation District, U.S. Forest Service, Big Thompson Watershed Coalition, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Valley Land Trust and the Estes Valley Fire Protection District to learn about forest treatments in the Estes Valley and Big Thompson Watersheds that are helping to reduce wildfire risk and improve forest health. Guests will enjoy time hiking in the woods while learning about different types of forest treatments including hand thinning, pile building and burn- ing and mechanical whole tree removal on both public and private lands. Our co-hosts will also discuss some of the post-fire recovery work that has taken place since the fires of 2020. We will also learn about the Northern Colorado Fireshed Collaborative and how work in the Estes Valley and Big Thompson Watersheds fits into a larger, landscapescale strategy on the Front Range.

Important Information:

Bring water, sunscreen, layers, and comfortable shoes/boots for hiking in forested areas. Please bring your own lunch.