Choose Your Path: A Rocky Mountain Adventure Challenge

CHOOSE YOUR PATH

A Rocky Mountain Adventure Challenge

Can you make the right choices to protect the park?

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Hiker

Biker

Tourist

Wildlife Photographer

Let's Begin...

Hello, Hiker! Are YOU a responsible park visitor? Learn how your actions impact the park, its wildlife, and vegetation. Let's see if you can pass each level.

Level 1

Let's Begin...

Hello, Biker! Are YOU a responsible park visitor? Learn how your actions impact the park, its wildlife, and vegetation. Let's see if you can pass each level.

Level 1

Let's Begin...

Hello, Wildlife Photographer! Are YOU a responsible park visitor? Learn how your actions impact the park, its wildlife, and vegetation. Let's see if you can pass each level.

Level 1

Let's Begin...

Hello, Tourist! Are YOU a responsible park visitor? Learn how your actions impact the park, its wildlife, and vegetation. Let's see if you can pass each level.

Level 1

Level 1

Forked Footsteps

Stay the course, or stray, of course?

You approach a fork in the trail. One path is marked, and the other cuts through a meadow. What do you do?

Go off trail

Stay on trail

Level 2

Critter Code

Animal Encounters: Friend or Foe?

You see a moose near Sprague Lake. What do you do?

Approach animal and take photo

Observe from Distance

Level 3

Pack It In, Pack It Out

Backpack Blunders: Litter or Leader?

You finish lunch at a designated picnic table in the park. What's next?

Leave crumbs and wrappers

Throw away trash & recycle

Level 4

Forecast the Future

Eco Endgame. Rocky Realities Revealed.

You learn that temperature parks are rising, causing disruptions in the park. What can you do?

Take the Shuttle

Drive Car to every stop

Congratulations!

You've answered all questions correctly and earned the "Path Protector" Badge!

Thank you for playing! Learn more about Rocky Mountain National Park below.

Great Choice!

Did you know that nearly 85% of people stray off-trail? Staying on the designated path will ensure that Rocky Mountain National Park is preserved! Some benefits of staying on the path include:

• Prevents widening of trails and erosion.
• Alpine plants are protected.
• You are safe from wildlife, and the wildlife are safe from you.

Level 2

Try Again!

It is tempting to explore off-trail. However, this could lead to negative impacts on the park, and you can put yourself in danger.

• Trails have widened over 90 cm from visitors straying off path. In monitored zones, there is reported soil loss of 172 square cm.
• Animals can shift upslope when trails encroach on habitat, displacing species like the Pika.

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The "Leave No Trace" policy asserts to not interfere with an animal's natural behavior.

• Many National Parks advise visitors to stay at least 25 yards away from animals and 100 yards away from predators like bears and wolves.
• If you observe carefully from a distance, both you and the animal will remain safe.

Level 3

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I know, I know...one little selfie wouldn't hurt, right? It is very dangerous to approach wild animals, and some negative impacts include:

• Potential injury to yourself. Large animals, like a moose, could gore, butt, or toss visitors.
• Wildlife can carry diseases that could be transfered to humans and pets.
• Approaching, feeding, or touching animals in National Parks is prohibited and could result in fines or jail time.

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Properly disposing of trash and never feeding animals are crucial to protecting wildlife, the ecosystem, and yourself.

• Wildlife can mistake wrappers for food and digest it, leading to illness, choking, or starvation due to indigestible materials
• Litter disrupts the natural habitat. Because you properly threw away your trash, you are preserving the park!

Level 4

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Litter detracts from the natural beauty of the park and destroys the animals' home. There are many downsides to littering in the park:

• Compromising animal health
• Altering an animal's natural behaviors
• Endangering animals

• Cause habitat degradation
• Disrupt the beauty and visitor experience

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Using your own car to drive around and stop at every area in the park can harm the environment.

• Vehicles emit harmful pollutants like nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, benzene, formaldehyde, and carbon dioxide. These pollutants can contribute to haze that degrades scenic views, impact the health of visitors and wildlife, and damage vegetation.

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Taking public transportation in the park will decrease your carbon footprint.

• In 2018, NPS transit services eliminated an estimated 16.7 million passenger vehicle trips in national parks, significantly reducing tailpipe emissions.
• Shuttle systems can enhance the visitor experience by reducing traffic congestion, parking problems, and noise pollution

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