The Blue Mist of Estes Park: What the Legend Says, and What the Records Say

A glowing mist, three-toed tracks, and a prospector above Fall River. The Campfire Story is the legend. This is the history behind it.

If you’ve watched our second Campfire Story, you already know the legend. A prospector high above Fall River cracks open crystals deep inside his mine and lets something out. On cloudy nights a glowing blue mist drifts down through the trees. In the morning there are three-toed claw marks on the spruce and dead animals around the cabin. In the end, the …