Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park. Written by Sean McCollum. Focus question. Where is Rocky Mountain National Park and what can visitors see and do there?

落基山国家公园 作者：肖恩·麦科勒姆 核心问题 落基山国家公园在哪里？ 游客在那里可以看到什么、做什么？

The Best of the Rockies Rocky Mountain National Park, RMNP, in Colorado shows off the best of the Rocky Mountains. Its air is fresh and clean. Its mountain lakes mirror high peaks above them. The park is home to mountain lions, moose, and many other wild animals. Nature lovers can enjoy the park by car or on foot.

落基山脉的精华 坐落于科罗拉多州的落基山国家公园（简称RMNP）展现了落基山脉的极致美景。 这里的空气清新又洁净。 山间的湖泊像镜子一样映出上方高耸的山峰。 这座公园是美洲狮、驼鹿等众多野生动物的家园。 自然爱好者可以开车或者徒步游览公园，饱览美景。

Young Mountains Rocky Mountain National Park is a small part of the Rockies. They stretch 3 ,000 miles, 4 ,828 kilometers, from Canada to New Mexico. Compared to other mountain ranges, the Rockies are young. They were pushed up between 165 million years ago.

年轻的山脉： 落基山国家公园只是落基山脉的一小部分 落基山脉绵延3000英里（约4828公里），从加拿大一直延伸到新墨西哥州。 和其他山脉相比，落基山脉还很年轻。 它们是在1.65亿年前的地壳抬升运动中形成的。

The Rockies form the Continental Divide. The Mountains divide which way water flows. Water on the Western side flows West into the Pacific Ocean. Water on the Eastern side flows East into the Atlantic Ocean.

落基山脉构成了大陆分水岭。 这座山脉决定了水流的走向。 西侧的水流向西汇入太平洋。 东侧的水流向东汇入大西洋。

From Moose to Marmots Rocky Mountain National Park has wet areas and forests of pine and aspen trees. Mountain wildflowers dot open areas with bright colors in summer. The trees stop growing at about 11 ,000 feet, 3 ,353 meters. This is called the tree line. Above this line, it's too cold and rocky for trees to grow.

从驼鹿到土拨鼠 落基山国家公园有湿地，还有松树林和杨树林。 夏天，开阔的草地上点缀着色彩鲜艳的山野小花。 树木在海拔约11000英尺（约3353米）的地方就不再生长了。 这条界线叫做林木线。 林木线以上温度太低、岩石太多，树木没法生长。

Different areas in RMNP are home to different animals. Elk and deer feed in the fields and forests. Moose wade in wet places and chomp plants there. A few bobcats, mountain lions, and black bears live in the park, too.

落基山国家公园的不同区域生活着不同的动物。 麋鹿和鹿在草地和森林里觅食。 驼鹿在湿地里涉水，大口啃食那里的植物。 还有少量短尾猫、美洲狮和黑熊也生活在这座公园里。