Jeff Goulden Rocky Mountain National Park Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Long's Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Long's Peak at sunrise was taken from Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

This young woman is hiking the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

This young woman is hiking the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

This early snowfall scene was photographed near the Continental Divide on the Dream Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Long's Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Long's Peak at sunrise was taken from Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Cub Lake, at 8620 feet above sea level, is a high altitude lake in the Moraine Park area of the Rocky Mountains. This beautiful lake is surrounded by a thick pine forest and has a marshy shoreline in places. During the summer the lake is covered in lily pads. West of the lake, Stones Peak looms over the landscape. Cub Lake is in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

Longs Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Longs Peak at sunrise was taken from Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Long's Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Long's Peak at sunrise was taken from Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. The summit of the famous road, at 12,183 feet above sea level, is the highest road in Colorado. Trail Ridge Road is in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

This early snowfall scene was photographed near the Continental Divide on the Dream Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over the Never Summer Range was taken from Hallett Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over Hallett Peak was taken from Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In this photo, damage from bark beetle infestation is evident in the red colored trees both in the foreground and the forested slope of Baker Peak. This devastation was seen from the Colorado River Trail near the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Longs Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Longs Peak at sunrise was taken from the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

This scene of a rugged rocky peak was photographed from the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

Bierstadt Lake is a sub-alpine lake that fills a shallow depression in a wooded glacial moraine north of Bear Lake Road. The lake provides spectacular views of the Continental Divide. This scene of an aspen grove in the fog was photographed from the Bierstadt Lake Trail. Bierstadt Lake is in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.Aspen Grove and Mountains in the Fog, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. The summit of the famous road, at 12,183 feet above sea level, is the highest road in Colorado. Trail Ridge Road is in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. The summit of the famous road, at 12,183 feet above sea level, is the highest road in Colorado. These rock formations are at the summit. Trail Ridge Road is in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

This scene of an alpine lake surrounded by rugged rocky terrain was photographed from the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

An October snowfall covers the trees at Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over the Never Summer Range was taken from Hallett Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over Hallett Peak was taken from Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over the Never Summer Range was taken from Hallett Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

Longs Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Longs Peak at sunrise was taken from the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over Hallett Peak was taken from Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over Hallett Peak was taken from Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

Longs Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Longs Peak at sunrise was taken from Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

An October snowfall covers the trees at Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

An October snowfall covers the trees and peaks surrounding Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Hallett Peak is in the distance.

The Big Thompson River is a 78 mile tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The headwaters of the Big Thompson River begin in the Rocky Mountains near the Continental Divide at Forest Canyon. On July 31, 1976 the Big Thompson River was the site of a huge flash flood that swept down the steep and narrow canyon, killing 143 people. The flood was triggered by a thunderstorm near the upper section of the canyon that dumped 12 inches of rain in less than 4 hours. Very little rain fell in the lower section of the canyon, where many of the victims were. The Big Thompson River was photographed as it meandered alongside the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

Cub Lake, at 8620 feet above sea level, is a high altitude lake in the Moraine Park area of the Rocky Mountains. This beautiful lake is surrounded by a thick pine forest and has a marshy shoreline in places. During the summer the lake is covered in lily pads. West of the lake, Stones Peak looms over the landscape. Cub Lake is in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

The Big Thompson River is a 78 mile tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The headwaters of the Big Thompson River begin in the Rocky Mountains near the Continental Divide at Forest Canyon. On July 31, 1976 the Big Thompson River was the site of a huge flash flood that swept down the steep and narrow canyon, killing 143 people. The flood was triggered by a thunderstorm near the upper section of the canyon that dumped 12 inches of rain in less than 4 hours. Very little rain fell in the lower section of the canyon, where many of the victims were. The Big Thompson River was photographed as it meandered through Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

The Big Thompson River is a 78 mile tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The headwaters of the Big Thompson River begin in the Rocky Mountains near the Continental Divide at Forest Canyon. On July 31, 1976 the Big Thompson River was the site of a huge flash flood that swept down the steep and narrow canyon, killing 143 people. The flood was triggered by a thunderstorm near the upper section of the canyon that dumped 12 inches of rain in less than 4 hours. Very little rain fell in the lower section of the canyon, where many of the victims were. The Big Thompson River was photographed as it meandered alongside the Cub Lake Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

An October snowfall covers the trees at Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over Hallett Peak was taken from Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

Long's Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Long's Peak at sunrise was taken from Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Longs Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Longs Peak at sunrise was taken from Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Bierstadt Lake is a sub-alpine lake that fills a shallow depression in a wooded glacial moraine north of Bear Lake Road. The lake provides spectacular views of the Continental Divide. Bierstadt Lake is in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In this photo, damage from bark beetle infestation is evident in the red colored trees both in the foreground and the forested slope of Baker Peak. This devastation was seen from the Colorado River Trail near the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

In this photo, damage from bark beetle infestation is evident in the red colored trees both in the foreground and the forested slope of Baker Peak. This devastation was seen from the Colorado River Trail near the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

The Big Thompson River is a 78 mile tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The headwaters of the Big Thompson River begin in the Rocky Mountains near the Continental Divide at Forest Canyon. On July 31, 1976 the Big Thompson River was the site of a huge flash flood that swept down the steep and narrow canyon, killing 143 people. The flood was triggered by a thunderstorm near the upper section of the canyon that dumped 12 inches of rain in less than 4 hours. Very little rain fell in the lower section of the canyon, where many of the victims were. The Big Thompson River was photographed as it meandered through Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

An October snowfall covers the trees at Nymph Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In the Colorado Rockies the typical mid-summer weather pattern is clear skies in the morning with gathering clouds by noon and afternoon thunderstorms. This picture of gathering clouds over Hallett Peak was taken from Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

Bierstadt Lake is a sub-alpine lake that fills a shallow depression in a wooded glacial moraine north of Bear Lake Road. The lake provides spectacular views of the Continental Divide. Bierstadt Lake is in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, Colorado, USA.

In this photo, damage from bark beetle infestation is evident in the red colored trees both in the foreground and the forested slope of Baker Peak. This devastation was seen from the Colorado River Trail near the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Longs Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Longs Peak at sunrise was taken from the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

The American Moose (Alces americanus) is the largest antlered animal in the world and a member of the deer family. The male moose can weigh between 1,200 and 1,600 pounds and have antlers, while females may reach weights of 800 – 1,300 pounds. Moose spend a lot of their summers grazing in meadows and marshy areas. The rest of the time is spent in the forest. Moose are also excellent swimmers and use this ability to feed on underwater vegetation. Their also consists of leaves, twigs, tree buds and bark. This cow moose was photographed near Grand Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Longs Peak was named in honor of explorer Stephen Harriman Long and is featured on the Colorado state quarter. At 14,259 feet above sea level, the mountain can be seen from a wide area. This photograph of Longs Peak at sunrise was taken from the Flattop Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. The summit of the famous road, at 12,183 feet above sea level, is the highest road in Colorado. This unusual rock formation is at the summit. Trail Ridge Road is in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers in the American Southwest and northern Mexico. The 1,450 mile river drains an extensive watershed that takes in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states. The mighty river has its humble beginnings on the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. The upper Colorado River pictured here is little more than a creek as it flows alongside the Colorado River Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA.

Trail Ridge Road crosses the Continental Divide of the Rocky Mountains. The summit of the famous road, at 12,183 feet above sea level, is the highest road in Colorado, USA. Long's Peak is visible in the distance.