PHOTOS: Rocky Mountain National Park teeming with wildlife in early August
By
Tom HellauerAugust 12, 2024 | updated 2 years ago
Water pours over Timberline Falls after several recent rains helped inundate water levels in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
Wildlife small and large was out enjoying August’s warmer weather using the opportunity to put on important pounds before scarcer winter months in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes, Colo. this weekend.
Water pours over Timberline Falls after several recent rains helped inundate water levels in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)A bull elk grazes on wildflowers and tall grasses in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)Pikas, a close relative to the rabbit, are abundant above the tree line in Rocky Mountain National Park’s various peaks on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)Cloud cover blankets the peaks behind Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)A marmot makes their home atop the peak of Mt. Ida (12,874 ft.) in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)Marmot parents and pups lounge in the summer sun between rain fronts in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)Grand Lake, front, and Lake Granby are visible from atop Mt. Ida (12,847 ft.) in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)Azure Lake glistens in the morning sun in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)A dusky grouse and her chick look for edible plants and small insects atop the Mt. Ida peak in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)Hikers work their way up Mt. Ida (12,874 ft.) in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)A marmot takes in the morning sun after several recent rain fronts near the top of Mt. Ida in Rocky Mountain National Park on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (TomHellauerMultimedia [email protected]://denvergazette.com/content/tncms/avatars/f/9e/622/f9e6228a-3b6b-11ed-bf10-fbb71fa8e421.f54b911252c540f1d61709edc4727a39.png)
