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Rocky Mountain National Parka photo of a western red tanager bird
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Pika and Marmot
a photo of a pika
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.
A pika (Ochotona princeps) collects grass for winter food in Rocky Mountain National Park.
 
a photo of a marmot
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Marmots (Marmota flaviventris) hibernate all winter in Rocky Mountain National Park.
a photo of climbers on Longs Peak  

Did You Know?
The oldest person to summit Longs Peak was Rev. William Butler, who climbed it on September 2, 1926, his 85th birthday. In 1932, Clerin “Zumie” Zumwalt summited Longs Peak 53 times.

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