We all look up at an eclipsing moon high in the sky as we approach the block-shaped Longs Peak in very crisp air at 3 am. Way toward Wyoming , streaks of Northern Lights shimmer while we inch our way to the summit over icy granite. At 5 am we plant our feet at the very top over 14,000 feet to wait in early light for a bright and rising sun somewhere over Kansas with lots of prairie in-between, and then it happens. As the sun bobs up, the shadow of our high cold mountain moves quickly westward stretching out to Utah and revealing our planet’s unending whirl through space.
Sincerely,
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National park offers breathtaking views of the spectacular Rocky Mountain range, with 60 peaks over 12,000 feet, small permanent glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, and historic and cultural treasures including ancient trails, game drives, cattle ranches and lodges. This park’s rugged landscapes harbor hundreds of high-elevation plant and animal species — some that are increasingly rare outside the park or are found nowhere else. Some of the park’s human-made structures speak to the boom-and-bust cycles and neverending search for adequate water supplies that characterized the nation’s westward expansion.
State(s): Colorado
Established: 1915
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