One of the most popular trails in Rocky Mountain National Park during the ... of 8,930 feet and climbs 1,404 feet through ponderosa pine, aspen and Douglas fir forests as it skirts the south ...
27—Rocky Mountain National Park has a long history ... yet the Douglas fir is not in the spruce family. Ponderosa pine, the ubiquitous pine with the reddish trunks, also go by yellow pine ...
If you want to impress your friends with your tree knowledge on your next hike, check out the upcoming class from UI ...