Flooding Aftermath: Landslides Scar Colorado

Twin Sisters Slide

Rocky Mountain National Park Landslide Twin Sisters

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Heavy mid-September rains in northern Colorado caused landslides along with flooding. This slide occured on the northwest flank of Twin Sisters Peak near Rocky Mt. National Park near Aspen Lodge.

Saint Malo Retreat Center

Landslide flood debris in Colorado

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Trees turned to matchsticks by a landslide near the Saint Malo Retreat Center in Allenspark, Colo.

Colorado Debris Flow

Debris flow at Allenspark, Colorado

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Hundreds of landslides and debris flows like this one at the Saint Malo Retreat Center in Allenspark, Colo., occured during the floods of September 2013.

Close Call

Saint Malo landslide

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The Saint Malo Retreat Center in Allenspark, Colo., barely missed being hit by a landslide caused by heavy rains.

Jamestown Flood

Jamestown flood debris

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Debris in Jamestown, Colo., after flooding created landslides in the mountain town.

Boulder Canyon Damage

debris flow in boulder canyon

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Debris flow damage in Boulder Canyon in the wake of September's Colorado floods.

Stephanie Pappas
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Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer for Live Science, covering topics ranging from geoscience to archaeology to the human brain and behavior. She was previously a senior writer for Live Science but is now a freelancer based in Denver, Colorado, and regularly contributes to Scientific American and The Monitor, the monthly magazine of the American Psychological Association. Stephanie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of South Carolina and a graduate certificate in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.