Elk Falls at Staunton State Park

Our president went up to Elk Falls last week and it's fully melted - the spring run off has made it glorious! You can see the short video on our Facebook page here . Give our Page a Like for future updates, more pictures and videos, and please Share yours on our page too! Thank you!

Eileen Greffard was so kind to not only visit Staunton State Park yesterday, but take this picture and share it with us on our Facebook Page - a gorgeous view of our frozen Elk Falls!

Elk Falls by Eileen Greffard

Matthew Gibble shared this splendid photo of Elk Falls and eloquent recollection of his recent trip to Staunton State Park, and his first visit to Elk Falls on our Facebook Page:

"Thought you might like this. I'm taking one hour each week in 2017 to sit and observe the happenings in the world around us. This week I went to Elk Falls at Staunton. Enjoy!"

We think this is a spectacular goal to have: "spend one hour each week to sit and observe the happenings in the world around us." We deeply appreciate this beautiful photo of Elk Falls and finding out that someone had such a fantastic visit. We hope you all will do the same! Communing with nature is relaxing, stress-relieving, and can even stir the creative juices!

Without further ado, from Matt's blog entry, "Of Frozen Fall, Raven and Moss":

"This is my first time coming to Elk Falls. I’ve hiked many of the trails in Staunton State Park, one of Colorado’s newest state parks, which opened in May of 2013. The hike in is pleasurable, with the sun attempting to play peek a book among snowflakes and grey skies.

After more than two hours of hiking, the anticipation is great of this new place to explore. As I come to the bottom of a large canyon I am surprised by the silence. Winter has stifled a mammoth cascade and frozen it in her icy grip. I confess, that initially I am underwhelmed and disappointed but it is only 4 ½ minutes into my hour watch here at Elk Falls.

I marvel that at 35 minutes into my watch I have become lost in moss, it’s texture, how it creates a shelf for the soft, fluffy flakes of snow and I feel as if I am in a terrarium, ant like if I were to be seen from the high trail above me that I, myself, cannot see."

Read more here: myworldstandingstill.wordpress.com/2017/...and-moss-2017-01-23/

One of our fabulous Staunton State Park volunteers, Keith Festag, took a hike to Elk Falls this past weekend. FYI, he often teaches the Photography Classes in the summer at the park if you'd like to learn how he takes beautiful shots like this! Even in the winter, our falls are still glorious - come on out on a beautiful day like today and spend the day exploring our new trails to the base of the Falls! It's approximately a 13 mile round trip so figure about 7 hours give or take a little.