9 places to see wildflowers in Colorado right now (via thknwco)
Buh-bye, doom scrolling. When it’s July in Colorado, we relish inNanette Kuich, education director for the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, and other experts say the, so we asked readers to send us photos from recent hikes where they’ve seen them. And boy, did y’all show up.
We received dozens of submissions showcasing where wildflowers are blooming across the state, from the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range to Boulder and beyond. The bottom line: It’s a great time to get out and smell the wild roses, prickly poppies and blue columbines.Provided by Rachael ShaynePurple prairie clover wildflowers in bloom in the Dawson Butte Open Space in Douglas County, summer 2022.Provided by Jim ThomasWildflowers in bloom in Boulder, Colo., summer 2022.
“I was out trying to climb Skywalker Couloir of South Arapaho Peak a couple of weekends ago. We got shut down by fog and lightning, but I saw this and it made all the difference as we made our way back to the truck,” Berger said.Brenda Lucas has been trekking across Douglas County, finding wildflowers all along the way. Her recommendations include Dawson Butte Open Space , Perry Park and Sandstone Ranch Open Space .
Variety is the spice of life a little further into the mountains. Reader Fred Bramhall photographed more than a dozen different species of wildflowers on a recent trip to Summit Lake near Mount Evans.Provided by Vasa DasanWildflowers in bloom in Crested Butte over Fourth of July weekend 2022.Willow catkin wildflowers bloom on Straight Creek Trail near Dillon, Colo., summer 2022.Blue columbines in bloom at Chapman Reservoir in northwest Colorado over Fourth of July weekend.
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