Coyote Valley Nature Trail

This wheelchair- and stroller-accessible trail is a delight, with numerous benches and interpretive signs scattered along the path. The trail parallels the Colorado River as it wends its way through the Kawuneeche Valley. Prior to the establishment of Rocky Mountain National Park, researchers discovered that the Arapaho had named this valley kawuneeche, meaning "valley of the coyotes." You can occasionally spot the doglike animal slipping through the meadows seeking rodents and other prey. Many of the plants the Arapaho used for food and medicine can still be found in this valley, and so can the lodgepole pines they used for teepee poles. As you walk the trail, look at the Grand Ditch on the east-facing slopes of the Never Summer Mountains. The end of the trail loops through a stand of lodgepole pines. The elevation is 8,770 feet.

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