Colorado Wildlife

Wildflowers: A High Country Botanical Garden

From late May through August, Colorado wildflowers dazzle Vail-area locals and vacationers alike with their color, beauty and diversity. When is peak wildflower viewing in Colorado? Like our whitewater rafting, wildflower viewing season is variable and dependent on two things: the amount of snowpack from the previous winter and how that snowpack melts in the… Read more »

Colorado Mud Season Vacations: Undiscovered Gold

If you want to take advantage of discount accommodations in Colorado mountain towns like Vail, Aspen or Steamboat in mid-April through early June, a time that locals refer to as mud season, there’s a few things you should know. First of all, don’t let the name ‘mud season’ discourage you.  The marvel of mud season… Read more »

Colorado Moose Viewing

Colorado Moose Sightings

If you’re a lover of wildlife and mountain adventure, then now’s the time to plan a Timberline Tours jeep trip for some prime Colorado moose viewing. Big and beautiful, moose are among the most majestic mountain creatures, and while moose might seem to be docile animals when sighted grazing in their natural habitat, they can… Read more »

Top Colorado Wildlife Sightings

colorado wildlife sightings

Besides being good adventures in themselves, whitewater rafting and jeep tours are great ways to have some Colorado wildlife sightings on the way. Whether you’re paddling with Timberline Tours on a Vail whitewater rafting trip or out exploring with us on a nearby jeep trail, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to view wildlife in its… Read more »