Every summer a person who lives within two hours of Crested Butte should make a pilgrimage just to see the flowers. Bike riding, of course. When possible. But I know from experience: to see the best flowers you need to use your feet. A hike in to the Snowmass/Maroon Bells Wilderness is the way to get the goods.
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The view west from the Trailhead, west of Schofield Pass. Down the Marble River toward the town of Marble.
It's really difficult to capture how beautiful the flowers are with a camera, you have to see them.
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Flowers and skunk cabbage
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A tiny waterfall near the headwaters of the Marble River
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The view from W. Maroon Pass, off toward Aspen. First weekend of August, and plenty of snow.
1 comment:
Pfft...
I remember when I first started riding in CO, someone told that stuff was skunk cabbage, I smelled it and laughed - that ain't no stinkin' skunk cabbage!
Head out east and take a whiff of REAL skunk cabbage, it'll knock you on your ass!
Ed
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