Maroon Bells (500 Piece Wooden Jigsaw Puzzle)

The beloved Maroon Bells are two of the most photographed mountains in North America. Rising more than 14,000 feet above sea level just south of Aspen, the twin peaks are striped with snow all summer. Aspen trees cover the hillsides, while Maroon Lake provides a mirror that grounds the whole scene in a postcard-perfect reflection.They get the "Maroon" part of their name from their composition of soft red shale and stained siltstone, which looks maroon in the mountain atmosphere. The red color comes from tiny iron particles that have been oxidized or rusted. This sedimentary rock is soft and crumbly, unlike the hard granite of many other Colorado mountains, and it can easily break under pressure, making it dangerous to climb or hike.Geologists estimate that the Maroon Bells began to form 300 million years ago from tectonic plate movement. They were created from ancient sea bed deposits compressed under tremendous pressure and lifted up along with the rest of the Rockies. "The Bells" mo