RMNP -

PINE BEETLE DESTRUCTION

Rocky Mountain National park

NATIONAL PARK PAGE 2021 WEBSITE

Every year we drive through the park soon after Memorial day. In

2003 the park had totally healthy trees with no Pine Beetle. This

page demonstrates the destruction of the beetle over 22 years.

Above is a view of the destruction from the beetle in 2009, 6 years later.

The view in August, 2003.

A closeup of the valley.

The snow was gone in August 2003.

The same view in May 28, 2009.

Snow was mostly still present.

The snow was exceptionally deep in 2009.

The same view in June of 2016.

The snow was deep on
June 2, 2016.

The Alpine Visitor Center at the peak was still digging out.

The same view on June 10, 2019.

The snow was seriously deep.

Twenty feet of snow left along the road.

The view on June 2, 2025.

In 2025 Father John joins us.

The snow was mostly gone.

The parks Alpine Visitor Center in 2019.

A very memorable day in 2009 when the east side had no Pine Beetle kill.

On 5/28/2009 it was springtime in the Rockys.