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Rocky Mountain National Park

The park contains 359 miles of trails, 150 lakes, and 450 miles of streams. There are 72 named peaks higher than 12,000 feet, and over one fourth of the park resides above tree line. The highest point of the park is Longs Peak, which rises to 14,259 feet. President Woodrow Wilson signed the bill creating this park on January 26, 1915. The park has expanded over the years, with the largest parcel — the Never Summer Range — added in 1929. The 1920s saw a boom in building lodges and roads in the park, culminating with the construction of Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous paved road in the United States, between 1929 and 1933.
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A Chipmunk stands tall for the camera; just below Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
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A Chipmunk stands tall for the camera; just below Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

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  • Main Street, Estes Park, Colorado, on a crisp December night.
  • Panoramic view of Longs Peak from the Emerald Lake trail on a clear, cold December day; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Columbine Falls and Peacock Pool in the east basin of Longs Peak; Rocky Mountain National Park
  • A Chipmunk stands tall for the camera; just below Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • A Bull Elk hides behind brush near Emerald Lake; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • The northeast face of Hallett Peak (12,713 ft.) towers above Emerald Lake (10,080 ft.), Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Hallett Peak (12,713 ft.) towers over 2600 ft. above Emerald Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • A Chipmunk enjoying a snack, near Dream Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Rushing stream along the trail to Ouzel Falls; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Lily in Nymph Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Cumulus clouds reflect off lily-covered Nymph Lake; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • A view of Longs Peak from an aspen grove; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Longs Peak's west slopes, viewed from the trail to Dream Lake; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Winter aspens and the distant Longs Peak viewed from the Emerald Lake trail; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • An Elk herd resting in the sunlight below the Boulder Field, Long's Peak, Colorado
  • Side view of Ouzel Falls, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Hikers hug the cliff wall on "The Narrows."  Longs Peak trail, Rocky Mountain National Park
  • Ouzel Falls, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Note the perfect symmetry in the antlers of this Bull Elk, grazing near Emerald Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
  • Calypso Cascades on the Ouzel Falls Trail; Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
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