IMMERSION: Exploring Rocky Mountain National Park’s Living Lab

In this episode, recorded on location, we’ll discover a side to Rocky Mountain NationalPark that most people don’t even know exists. Beyond the beautiful mountains andtrails, the park is a Living Laboratory of science with about 100 scientific projectshappening at any one time. Some of the most cutting-edge ecology, biology andconservation in the world is being done right here.Rocky Mountain National Park may feel isolated from the cities and industry of theplains, but it’s not. It’s part of inter-connected system in which every piece is dependenton one another. And to understand how that works, and why that’s important, we’regoing to hike up to more than 10,000-feet to one of the most remote research stations inthe country to find out about an experiment that has been going on in the park for morethan 38-years. It’s one of the longest running ecological research studies in the worldand it’s changing the way we understand the park, the plains and even our ownrelationship to the wild places we love.FOLLOW US:Instagram: ⁠@armchairexplorerpodcast⁠Facebook: ⁠@armchairexplorerpodcast⁠Newsletter: ⁠armchair-explorer.com⁠CONNECT WITH US:If you enjoy the show, please subscribe on whatever podcast player you’re reading thison right now. Go on, do it! It helps us grow the show and continue to bring inspiringtravel stories your way.Armchair Explorer is produced by ⁠Armchair Productions⁠.Aaron Millar wrote and presented the show, Charles Tyrie did the audio editing andsound design. Jason Paton is our lead producer, and our theme music is by the artist⁠Sweet Chap⁠.