Rocky Mountain Channel Podcast

Nature Filmmaker, Nick Mollé, talks about his powerful new PBS documentary, Water: The Sacred Gift, and why he thinks people should rethink their relationship with water and consider the broader implications of climate change on wildlife, ecosystems, and communities.

 Producer, host, and writer Nick Mollé has spent over 30 years documenting the Rocky Mountains, along with exotic destinations from Alaska to Costa Rica and Australia. ...

Professional wildlife, travel and nature photographer, Dawn Wilson, talks with Brett Wilson about adventures, travel, AI and growing up with a camera in her hand. 

Dawn Wilson is a professional and award-winning nature photographer specializing in images and stories about wildlife of high latitudes and high altitudes of the Rocky Mountains and Alaska. Dawn's text and photography have appeared in more than 800 regional...

Since 1998, Scott Rashid has spent countless hours researching and
rehabilitating birds of prey. He has worked with a variety of bird species
from hummingbirds, sparrows, and finches to eagles, hawks, and
especially owls. He specializes in an area in the north side of Rocky
Mountain National Park.

If you’ve ever seen any videos of him rescuing and working with owls and
other birds, I’m sure you will agr...

Brett Wilson has a fascinating conversation with nature photographer and author, Erik Stensland, about his journey from Europe's Balkan Peninsula to the beauty and solitude of Rocky Mountain National Park. 

His books and stunning mountain and desert images are breath-taking,
reaching deep into the heart and parallel the human soul, tying Nature in
with our own humanity. They have won several national awards, i...

We have a very special guest with us today who is definitely no stranger
to Estes Park. In fact, perhaps for many folks who visit, he is Estes Park!
Raised right here in Estes, this singer, songwriter and guitarist has been
playing professionally since he was 15 years old. He specializes in
original folk and western music.
In 2001, he performed for the president of the United States during his
visit to Color...

Brett talks with Linda Ballou, author of the novel EMBRACE OF THE WILD which was inspired by Equestrian Explorer Isabella Bird.

Our guest today has been Blessed with a double dose of genetic wanderlust, and loves to explore. At thirteen her pioneering parents took her to Alaska where she became firmly grounded in nature.

Linda’s articles have appeared in American Fitness, Northwest Travel Magazine, and Morning Cal...

Mikaela Fundaun, Curator of Interpretation at the Estes Park Museum, shares stories about some of the remarkable women in Estes Park's history.  Three of the women featured in this episode include Eleanor Hondius and the story of her role in the founding of the Estes Park Women's Club, Joephine Hupp who owned and managed four of Estes Park's downtown hotels as well as a popular cafe, and finally pioneering entreprene...

Estes Park local, world-class climber, and climate advocate, Tommy Caldwell, is interviewed.

He’s a professional rock climber who made the first ascents of some of the hardest sports routes in the country, including Kryptonite with a grade of 5.14c/d and the world's first 9a+/b route, Flex Luthor, at the Fortress of Solitude, Colorado in 2003.  In January 2015, Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed the first free clim...

How do you manage a wildfire that’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before? 

In 2020 when the two largest wildfires in Colorado history surrounded the town of Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park’s Fire Management Officer, Mike Lewelling, relied on twenty years of planning and fire treatments in Rocky along with a dream team of multiple fire agencies and our very own Alpine Hotshots crew to help save the town from burni...

There are over 360 miles of hiking trails in RMNP, not to mention many more in the surrounding areas of Estes Park and the Roosevelt and Arapaho National forests.  That’s more than one mile for every day of the year.  Whether you’re an avid hiker or a family with young children and elders to consider, Rocky has something for you.

So what kind of hiking adventure do you want to choose?  You may not have thought of it before...

In this episode, Brett Wilson sits down with Emmy nominated filmmaker, Nick Molle, to talk about his new PBS documentary, "Nature of the Beasts"!

"A Walk in the Park with Nick Mollé: Nature of the Beasts" is a soul searching dive into the effects of climate and crowding in the pristine wilderness of a national park. Starring among others, the lovable Pika, Beasts examines environmental changes in quality and the ...

Brett Wilson talks with Estee Rivera from the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.
Estee Rivera is the Executive Director of the Rocky Mountain Conservancy.  Estee Rivera Murdock hails from Washington, D.C., where she worked for the National Park Service (NPS) for more than eight years. Estee manages the Rocky Mountain Conservancy as a whole, working with their partners, directing organization goals and priorities and advising managers....