Month: August 2013

Fielder in the Field

We offer today a rare view of photographer John Fielder in front of the lens rather than behind it. This photo was taken by Bart Berger, chair of the Denver Mountain Parks Foundation. Bart and John were in the field last fall, collecting photos for the Foundation's...

Guess our header images

Here's a little quiz to help sharpen your park know-how. Can you identify the parks shown in our header images? We have five rotating headers. John Fielder taking a photo of the view from _______ Park. Most of the land for this park (our second largest) was acquired...

Join us! John Denver Tribute Oct 18

Visit John AdamsMusic.com for info & tickets to the John Denver Tribute, October 18 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House! The Sights and Sounds of Colorado combines 1,000 of John Fielder's photos with music by the John Adams Band for an evening that honors the legacy...

Mountain Parks Month!

Note: This content was originally posted on the Denver Mountain Parks website 8/10/13. Used by permission. By proclamation of City Council July 29th, August 2013 has been named Denver Mountain Parks month in celebration of the system's centennial. The proclamation was...

Launching the New Book

Denver Mountain Parks: 100 Years of the Magnificent Dream is here! The book was officially launched August 1, 2013, with a private reception at the Denver Public Library's Western History and Genealogy Dept. More than 100 people got the opportunity to see the book for...