Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Mast, M. A., Drever, J. I., and Baron, J. (1990). Chemical weathering in the Loch Vale watershed. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Water Resour. Res. 26,2971-2978. 

Harrison, P.D. and M.I. Dyer. 1984. Lead in mule deer forage in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. 

Baron, J., D. M. McKnight, and A. S. Denning. 1991. Sources of dissolved and particulate organic material in Loch Vale Watershed, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Biogeochemistry 15 89—110. 

Eitaor M. I. and Keigley R. B. (1991) Geochemical equilibria of iron in sediments of the Roaring river alluvial fan, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 16, 533—546. 

FIGURE 7 Diagram of C N vs. AR AL-I, where AR AL-I is the ratio of aromatic (AR) to aliphatic (AL-I) carbons, as determined from a quantitative 13C-NMR spectrum. The solid line is a simple linear regression (r2 = 0.52, n = 14, p = 0.003). The position of fulvic acids collected in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado is shown relative to other aquatic fulvic acids (from McKnight cl al., 1997). SO, Sky Pond Outlet AC, Andrews Creek IB, Icy Brook LO, Loch Vale Outlet. Other fulvic acids are described in McKnight et al. (1992 and 1994). 

With all the physical activities, Colorado has its share of health nuts. Health food stores abound, and vegetarianism, or at least healthier eating, is on the rise. The city of Boulder, just a short drive from Rocky Mountain National Park, might have more veggie-friendly restaurants per person than any other city in the nation. 

A frontier town invaded by students from Colorado State University - and more recently high-tech professionals working for Hewlett Packard or NCR - Fort Collins is an active community near Rocky Mountain National Park, and benefits from the popularity of its more hyped neighbors, Denver and Boulder. While both get crowded with tourists, Fort Collins remains a little secret, with inexpensive lodgings and a lively Old Town district with plenty of nightlife. 

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