Even though we were more than 12,000 feet above sea level, the sun warmed our group as we wandered the Tundra Communities Trail at Rocky Mountain National Park. It was early September, and Trail Ridge Road had been pleasantly uncrowded as we’d made our way up from the eastern end of the route in Estes Park, Colorado. As we walked past unique formations known as mushroom rocks and hardy alpine plants, adorable little pikas popped up among the roc…
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