This post is a little late, but better late than never! One of our
nature goals for 2013 is to visit the Rocky Mountain National Park every season. Here are some pictures from our late Spring visit. The boys enjoyed getting their Junior Ranger badges on this trip. They learned about the 4 ecosystems in the park. The riparian (wetland) ecosystem, montane ecosystem, subalpine ecosystem, and alpine tundra ecosystem. Last week we visited the park again. The primary difference that I saw was in the alpine tundra. Summer pictures coming soon!
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| Alpine Tundra |
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| Alpine Tundra |
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| Alpine Tundra- It was extremely windy up here. So much so that we had to yell to hear each other. |
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| The boys are in the subalpine ecosystem, but they are looking down on the montane and riparian ecosystems. |
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| Riparian ecosystem |
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| Montane ecosystem |
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| Montane ecosystem---We loved the velvet antlers! |
