Rocky Mountain National Park

Price 15.99 - 30.88 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781458782854


Author

Pages 148

Year of production 2012

In the seventh book in the Adventures with the Parkers series" join the Parkers as they head to Colorado to visit the stunning high peaks and tundra of Rocky Mountain National Park. When the snow clears midsummer" the park"s many famous sites are on display; Trail Ridge Road - the highest - elevation highway in the United States" spectacular wildflowers" elk and raptors" streams and waterfalls" and the unique alpine tundra of the high meadows. The family"s big adventure? A hike up Longs Peak" a Colorado fourteener at 14"255 feet. But frequent afternoon thundershowers and hailstorms pelt the family during their training hikes" and the Parkers start to question the wisdom of a nighttime ascent of the summit. Will injuries" exhaustion" and dangerous weather take their toll on the family?