I know that many of you have jobs and lives and can't join us this next week in Salida (although I have been beckoning you and trying to subtly lure you into coming with my little subliminal subtitles...). I took a walk around Denver Botanic Gardens today, and I have to say I don't think I have EVER seen it so glorious: the reception Sunday night will be resplendent.
But we've had enough cool weather that springtime has been delayed in our mountains, even though the summer flowers are coming on strong. I am appending ten images I took the last few weeks on field trips I've taken to the Medicine Bow mountains of southern Wyoming, on Hoosier Pass in the Mosquito range and in South Park...
I am driving Vladimir Kolbintsev up Mt. Evans tomorrow...and shall take lots more pictures to post later. Meanwhile, check these out and imagine the fun nearly 200 rock gardens will be having next week dancing with the Eritrichiums, as it were, on the very backbone of our continent!
