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

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Ptarmigan Camouflage

a photo of a ptarmigan in summer
A ptarmigan is camouflaged against a summer tundra landscape.
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.
 
a photo of a ptarmigan in winter
A winter ptarmigan is white as the tundra snow it inhabits.
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Did You Know?

a photo of Abner Sprague buying a pass to Rocky Mountain National Park

Homesteader and lodge keeper Abner Sprague was the first person to pay to enter Rocky Mountain National Park. His fee was $3.