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When the Park Was Young: An Evening with Jim Pickering
Jan 7, 2026
In partnership with the Estes Valley Library, we’re excited to bring you Estes Park Historian Laureate and author Dr. James H. Pickering, who will discuss his latest work, When the Park Was Young: Chapters in the Early History of Rocky Mountain National Park. We’ll leave plenty of time for questions, and after the talk, the Rocky Mountain Conservancy will have paperback copies of the book for purchase and for Dr. Pickering to sign. If you’ve already purchased a copy of the book, feel free to bring it along!
When: Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at 6:30pm
Where: Estes Valley Library, 335 E Elkhorn Ave, Estes Park, CO.
This talk will also be available online! Click on the registration link below for more details!
Please register to attend as seating is limited.
Click here to be taken to the registration page on the Estes Valley Library website.
About When the Park Was Young
Estes Park Historian Laureate James H. Pickering offers five sagas from Rocky Mountain National Park’s formative years. In these well-documented chapters, he chronicles the challenges the Park’s earliest stewards and champions faced – ironically, often in battle with each other.
When the Park Was Young: Chapters in the Early History of Rocky Mountain National Park is published by the Rocky Mountain Conservancy and is available now at RMConservancy.org/shop. You can also find it in the Library’s collection.
About Dr. Pickering
Dr. Pickering has served as Estes Park’s Historian Laureate since 2006 and is a longtime board member and past president of the Rocky Mountain Conservancy. His latest work continues his decades-long dedication to preserving and interpreting the intertwined histories of Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park.