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Many hikes (short and long) within Rocky Mountain National Park lead to crystal clear alpine lakes. Many will still have snow present until June or even July, as can be seen on the far right shore here.
A n old joke among pilots is that flying to any- where in eastern Colo- rado is basically just a flight into western Kansas. Indeed, the eastern one-third of Colorado has more in common with Kansas and Nebraska than it does with the mountainous terrain that Colorado is famous for. What is easy to miss is the steady rise in elevation, even of relatively flat terrain that hap- pens as one flies westward across the expanse of the American Great Plains toward the Colorado Rockies. In eastern Kansas and Nebraska, typical airport elevations are in the 1,000-foot range. By the time one reaches Denver, the ground has risen to over a mile above sea-level. Thus, even its non-mountainous air- ports, such as the massive airline hub of Denver International (DEN)
lie at 5,500-plus feet.
JULY 2021
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