RMNP was recently named as one of “10 places to see while you still can” by National geographic traveler. the reason being that the park’s tree line could creep up its mountains 250 feet for every degree of future warming, crowding out tundra meadows as it moves. one tree that might not make the journey is the aspen, which is more stressed by heat and drought than hardier conifers. Why to see it now: A recent report predicted that more than half the aspen stands in the central rockies could be gone by 2060…..

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