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Rabbit Ears Peak near Steamboat Springs loses big chunk of an ear

The change to Rabbit Ears Peak appears to be an erosion event at the top of the rock formation

This June 15, 2017 photo shows ...
The forest service is proposing a $5 day use fee to fund amenities at a trailhead where people park for day hikes to the famous Rabbit Ears rock formation on the eastern side of Rabbit Ears Pass. That is one of 33 fee proposals the forest service is seeking to fund improvements in the Routt National Forest. (Scott Franz, Steamboat Pilot and Today)
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Perhaps it was an ear piercing gone very, very wrong.

Or could it just be that awkward phase after a bad haircut?

No, it’s much more likely Mother Nature is to blame for what’s happened to northwest Colorado’s iconic Rabbit Ears Peak.

The stone rabbit landmark that greets drivers and hikers on the top of Rabbit Ears Pass has recently lost a big chunk of one of its ears.

Local residents might not have even noticed the rabbitap new floppy “do.”

But when viewed from U.S. Highway 40 heading east toward Denver, the western ear on viewer’s left is significantly skinnier and pointier following what appears to be an erosion event at the top of the rock formation.

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