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Yankee Boy Basin Wildflowers

Yankee Boy Basin is filled with wildflowers—the peak is this week (they say). Indeed, lots of flowers, but you need to go a couple hundred yards past where everyone stops to look at Twin Falls. Sadly, no columbines at all—not … Continue reading

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Peach Valley Rocks and Wildflowers

While at Peach Valley on Friday, April 15th, and Saturday, April 16th, these wildflowers jumped out at me. Above you see the giant red paintbrush, although “giant” is a relative word. Following is a picture of some cool rocks, then … Continue reading

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First Wildflower of 2011

For all the wildflower junkies out there (which includes me), here’s the very first I’ve seen this season. I found it while out on the motorcycle, checking out a side road, Ouray County Road 906, not far from Colona, Colorado.

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