ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The Rocky Mountain National Park archives of historic photographs proved to be a treasure trove of striking images, capturing and preserving vivid moments in time and providing a remarkable pictorial history of this area before and after it was designated a national park. All the images used in the book came from the Rocky Mountain National Park archives, National Park Service.

I am especially indebted to Tim Burchett, museum curator, Rocky Mountain National Park, for his assistance and for his patience in explaining to me how to access this vast collection using its unique filing system. I am also appreciative of the help given by Larry Frederick, chief of interpretation and education at Rocky Mountain National Park; Joan Childers, park ranger, Division of Interpretation; Kathy Brown, ranger; Ken Unitt, information technology specialist; and museum volunteer Kathy Levine, for their help in various ways on this project. Finally, I am most grateful to my husband, David L. Perry, who assisted at every step of the journey, from finding and selecting images to scanning them and commenting on the text.

I also want to thank my editor at Arcadia Publishing, Hannah Carney, for entrusting this special project to me and providing expert guidance.