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

    Rocky Mountain

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Working Llamas

a photo of a working lllama
A llama being prepared for packing out waste from the solar toilets in the backcountry.
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park
 
a photo of a backcountry toilet
There are several solar composting toilets in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park

Did You Know?

a photo of a coyote

Kawuneeche Valley is on the west side of the Continental Divide and channels water into the Colorado River. Kawuneeche means Coyote in Arapaho.