Dead brown and grey whitebark pine trees dominate a mountainside from pine beetle damage scars Rocky Mountain National Park September 19, 2010 in Estes Park, Colorado. Winter temperatures have not been cold enough to kill the beetles and their populations have increased causing widespread damage to the forest.

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Dead brown and grey whitebark pine trees dominate a mountainside from pine beetle damage scars Rocky Mountain National Park September 19, 2010 in Estes Park, Colorado. Winter temperatures have not been cold enough to kill the beetles and their populations have increased causing widespread damage to the forest.

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Size: 5150px × 3448px
Location: Estes Park, Colorado
Photo credit: © USGS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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