Daily life in Colorado - Part 8 (final)

This is the last series of photos I took one day before I depart from RMBL as I went for a short hike and thanked the land for allowing me to conduct my research there.

Goodbye, Gothic Mountain.


Beautiful Mariposa Lily (Calochortus gunnisonii)

I will miss the transition of floral colours from blue to purple to yellow to red.


Beautiful wildflowers


Tall Larkspur (Delphinium barbeyi)

Bombus sp. visiting D. barbeyi

I will also miss the magical aspen forests.

Panoramic shot inside the forest

Mating Field Crescents (Phyciodes pulchella)

Hesperis Fritillary butterflies performing courtship (Speyeria hesperis).

Horseback-rider


Goodbye, meadows that I never got a chance to explore.

Last panoramic view of Gothic.  Click here to see the larger image.