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落基山国家公园的朗斯峰，科罗拉多州 Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (© Andrew R. Slaton/Tandem Stills + Motion)

雄伟的紫色山峰 Purple mountain majesties

Longs Peak, Rocky Mountain National Park

One of the 53 'fourteeners' in Colorado—mountains that exceed 14,000 feet—Longs Peak still manages to reach higher into the heavens than any other mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park at 14,259 feet. Thousands of climbers set off every year to attempt the summit. Some climbers will try to reach the peak of every fourteener in the US during their lifetimes—that's 96 different mountains.

Once the home of the Ute and Arapaho peoples, then silver miners and mountain men, today Rocky Mountain National Park teems with outdoor enthusiasts of every stripe. Birdwatchers, bikers, and hikers give way to snowshoers, skiers, and snowboarders as the seasons change. The park if full of wildlife, including nearly seventy kinds of mammals and almost three hundred bird species

落矶山国家公园朗斯峰

科罗拉多山脉有53座“十四座”山峰，其山峰超过14000英尺长，其中一座山峰的海拔仍然比落基山脉国家公园的任何其他山峰都要高，达到14259英尺。每年都有数千名登山者出发尝试登顶。有些登山者会在一生中努力攀登美国每十四座山峰的顶峰，那是96座不同的山峰。

洛基山国家公园曾经是乌特人和阿拉帕霍人的家园，后来是银矿工人和山人的家园，今天这里挤满了各行各业的户外爱好者。随着季节的变化，观鸟者、骑自行车者和徒步旅行者会被雪鞋者、滑雪者和滑雪板者所取代。公园里到处都是野生动物，包括近70种哺乳动物和近300种鸟类