There’s a lot more to Grand Canyon National Park and surrounding area than just the canyon. Wildflowers, Aspen tree and Ponderosa Pine forests make up much of the remaining landscape in Northern Arizona.
Watch on TouTube at HiDef and Full Screen. Music is Emotion 98.6 by Mylo.
It’s almost September but wildflowers are remaining relevant in Northern Arizona’s Kaibab National Forest.
Angry thunderstorms provide a contrast to the colorful wildflowers growing in high elevation farmland in Southern Utah.
These wildflowers don’t grow in a national park but at high elevation pastureland in Southern Utah.
Even though Kaibab NF sustained heavy damage from last years fires, there still is some life.
This wildflower is known for its blue color but I like the leaves of the plant. They show an abstract form that changes shape and color throughout the summer. The word lupine means flower as a noun and “like a wolf” as an adjective.
Near Zion National Park, the Prickly Pear Cactus, Cholla Cactus, Claret Cup and the Cliffrose are among the desert plant species showing off their colors and textures. Ninety degree temperatures in March accelerated the growing and flowering of these desert classics.
The Claret Cup Cactus AKA as the Hedgehog Cactus.
The Daisy-Like Uinta Groundsel.
Pinyon Pine needles.
Utah Serviceberry blooms early in the season.
This bushy deciduous tree grows above the rim at Grand Canyon National Park. In late June, it blooms a white pinkish flower that is ubiquitous this year. The video shows how the roads near the North Rim are lined with these plants. Google Search
This is a long post showing about 50 photos I took this year in the upper elevations of the Western Slope of Colorado. The fun of this project was playing Inspector Clouseau.
Not sure of this one, any guesses? It may be a wildflower that hasn’t quite flowered yet.
Crested Butte is know for it’s spectacular winter ski scene but is quite popular in the summer for it’s flora, fauna and mountain biking. The surrounding Gunnison National Forest provides a spectacular landscape and numerous outdoor activities.
