Flowers

Having a degree in botany, I'm naturally drawn to the endless variety and fascinating colors of flowers.

White Miniana columbines and sticky seed blossoms are a common sight along the trails on the west side of the Tetons..

Grand Targhee National Forest
Idaho

This picture can also be seen in the TRS issue
The Tetons.

Beargrass, actually a member of the lily family, sends up these spectacular, chest-high flower stalks at the height of summer.

Glacier National Park
Montana

This picture can also be seen in the TRS issue Crown Of The Continent.

The pride of the south, the fragrant, very large blossom of the magnolia tree..

Charlottesville
Virginia

Barrel cactuses don't flower often, but when they do, they put many a conventional flower to shame.

Colorado Springs
Colorado

Colorado's state flower, the columbine.

Eagle's Nest Wilderness
Colorado

Self heal grows flowers in two or three tiers, giving this common herb kind of a Dr. Suess feel.

Van Buren
Missouri

A similar photo of this flower can be seen in the TRS issue Big Spring Country.