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Photographs added in October 2026

Every photograph added to the guides in October 2026 is a licensed work taken from Wikimedia Commons. Each line below names the original file, its author and the licence, as the licence requires. The six entries marked “no attribution required” are public domain or CC0 and appear here for provenance only.

Tundra RMNP 2022.jpg — Anthromesimages, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tundra_RMNP_2022.jpg)
Alpine Visitor Center Rocky Mountain National Park 2024.jpg — Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alpine_Visitor_Center_Rocky_Mountain_National_Park_2024.jpg)
Ochotona princeps on Flattop Mountain on Rocky Mountain National Park (6107438010).jpg — Miguel Vieira from Redwood City, CA, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ochotona_princeps_on_Flattop_Mountain_on_Rocky_Mountain_National_Park_(6107438010).jpg)
Quaking aspens in autumn at Marina Park, Dillon, Colorado, US.jpg — Clyde Charles Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Quaking_aspens_in_autumn_at_Marina_Park,_Dillon,_Colorado,_US.jpg)
2020-01-10 Bear Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park).jpg — Jonathan Wisner, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2020-01-10_Bear_Lake_(Rocky_Mountain_National_Park).jpg)
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis), Rocky Mountain National Park.jpg — dw_ross, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rocky_Mountain_Bighorn_Sheep_(Ovis_canadensis_canadensis),_Rocky_Mountain_National_Park.jpg)
Boardwalk Rocky Mountain National Park 2024.jpg — Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boardwalk_Rocky_Mountain_National_Park_2024.jpg)
Bull Elk in the Alpine Tundra (1089925682).jpg — CC0 via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution required)
Elk Grazing Estes Park Colorado 2024.jpg — Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elk_Grazing_Estes_Park_Colorado_2024.jpg)
West Elkhorn Avenue, Estes Park (2024)-104A4568.jpg — Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Elkhorn_Avenue,_Estes_Park_(2024)-104A4568.jpg)
Estes Park Colorado 2024.jpg — Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Estes_Park_Colorado_2024.jpg)
Fall River Road, August 2024.jpg — CC0 via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution required)
Forest Canyon Overlook Rocky Mountains NP 2024.jpg — Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Forest_Canyon_Overlook_Rocky_Mountains_NP_2024.jpg)
Gore Range Overlook, RMNP, July 2016.jpg — CC0 via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution required)
Grand Lake, town and lake, view to south.jpg — Pimlico27, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grand_Lake,_town_and_lake,_view_to_south.jpg)
View across Independence Pass, CO.jpg — Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_across_Independence_Pass,_CO.jpg)
Lava Cliffs Rocky Mountain National Park 2024.jpg — Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lava_Cliffs_Rocky_Mountain_National_Park_2024.jpg)
Longs Peak from TRR.jpg — Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longs_Peak_from_TRR.jpg)
View of Rocky Mountains National Park from Many Parks Curve, looking NE 20110824 1.jpg — DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Rocky_Mountains_National_Park_from_Many_Parks_Curve,_looking_NE_20110824_1.jpg)
Highway 550 (the Million Dollar Highway) between Silverton and Ouray in Colorado (29466637288).jpg — Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Highway_550_(the_Million_Dollar_Highway)_between_Silverton_and_Ouray_in_Colorado_(29466637288).jpg)
Continental Divide sign, RMNP, CO IMG 5297.JPG — Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Continental_Divide_sign,_RMNP,_CO_IMG_5297.JPG)
Colorado River Headwaters Byway - Moose at Adams Falls - NARA - 7717720.jpg — Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution required)
Sunrise on Never Summer Mountains.jpg — mark byzewski, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sunrise_on_Never_Summer_Mountains.jpg)
Sign Rocky Mountain National Park 2024.jpg — Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sign_Rocky_Mountain_National_Park_2024.jpg)
Colorado Peak to Peak Highway 1.JPG — Bradley Furlow, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colorado_Peak_to_Peak_Highway_1.JPG)
雪のため通行止め Road Closed Due to Heavy Snow (8384529622).jpg — Yuya Sekiguchi, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E9%9B%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81%E9%80%9A%E8%A1%8C%E6%AD%A2%E3%82%81_Road_Closed_Due_to_Heavy_Snow_(8384529622).jpg)
Trail Ridge Road 01.jpg — Dariusz Kowalczyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trail_Ridge_Road_01.jpg)
Sprague Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park (31630771961).jpg — Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution required)
Stanley Hotel Estes Park CO.jpg — Hustvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stanley_Hotel_Estes_Park_CO.jpg)
Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountains National Park 20110824 1.jpg — DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Trail_Ridge_Road,_Rocky_Mountains_National_Park_20110824_1.jpg)
Snow on Trail Ridge Road (6173832611).jpg — KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snow_on_Trail_Ridge_Road_(6173832611).jpg)
Ute Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park.jpg — Public domain via Wikimedia Commons (no attribution required)
Marmota flaviventris (29862435206).jpg — Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Marmota_flaviventris_(29862435206).jpg)