• Hikers on Granite Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS photo by John Marino

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Aspen Clones

a photo of aspen clones
Aspen clones above Bear Lake are easily distinguishable in fall because they change colors at different rates.
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Did You Know?

a photo of Elizabeth Burnell, the nation's first female nature guide

Rocky Mountain National Park licensed the nation’s first female nature guides in 1917. Sisters Ester and Elizabeth Burnell learned the naturalist trade from advocate and author Enos Mills.