Perhaps it was hubris for Rocky Mountain National Park’s founders to name this alpine reserve as if it was the ne plus ultra of a 3,000-mile-long mountain range. Then again, ask anyone to picture the ...

You can even summit Longs Peak, one of the iconic 14,000-foot mountains in Colorado ... and one of the best things to do in Colorado with kids. You’ll get a unique view of the state from the water and ...

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The result: We’ve got all the purple mountain majesties you could want, not to mention red-rock canyons, wildflower-filled meadows, gushing waterfalls, and golden aspen groves ... Scoring a site at ...

Dream Lake comes into view next, where you may see elk herds and even rainbow ... The Keyhole Route to the summit of Longs Peak is one of the most iconic hiking trails in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Search crews have found the body of a 23-year-old hiker who vanished earlier this week while scaling the tallest peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. Lucas Macaj was recovered on Mills Glacier ...

Lucas Macaj from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was recovered on Mills Glacier near the base of Lamb’s Slide on Longs Peak, a mountain in the Rockies, Rocky Mountain National Park officials wrote ...

Rocky Mountain National Park visitors take in the view of Longs Peak and other well-known peaks at Many Parks Curve Overlook along Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2022. (File Photo ...