Trail Ridge Road (U.S. Hwy 34) is closed to vehicles to through travel for the season. Trail Ridge Road is closed on the east side of the park at Many Parks Curve and on the west side of the park at Colorado River Trailhead.
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This recording features the coyote bark and various elk vocalizations including the bugle, mew and alarm bark recorded in Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. This is an excerpt of the 51 minute elk and coyote soundscape recorded at dawn in Moraine Park on September 23, 2017.
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A bull elk making the “glug” sound as he herds a harem of cows during the rut in Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that elk can be heard bugling in the background.
Moraine Park at dawn during the fall rut soundscape featuring Elk and Coyotes
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Moraine Park is a large open meadow at 8,160 feet in elevation. The Big Thompson river runs through the valley and it is home to numerous species of birds, mammals and fish. This recording, from the southwest part of the meadow, began at 5:40 AM and includes elk bugling and sparring during the rut, elk mews and coyotes barking. The first sounds can be heard at about 6 seconds into the recording.
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In the southwest area of Moraine Park, near the Cub Lake Trail, sits an ephemeral wetland area that is home to numerous wetland species. This recording began at 6:30 AM and features the sounds of the Western Chorus Frog.