I spent several days on my recent trip to Colorado photographing in the Gunnison National Forest in the Crested Butte area. Here are a few of the wildflower photos I took in the area. I loved all the shades of blue and purple I was seeing in the Colorado wildflowers.
Colorado Blue Columbine – Aquilegia coerulea – the state wildflower of Colorado
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Silvery Lupine – Lupinus argenteus
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
Western Blue Flax – Linum perenne
(c) 2010 Patty Hankins
I’ll be posting more of my Colorado wildflower photos in a few days. I hope you’re enjoying them.