Celebrating Wildflowers - Rocky Mountain Region

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	Rocky Mountain Region Lupine and other wildflowers bloom in profusion on the Bighorn National Forest in Wyoming. Photo by Jim Hughes. Between late June and August, western Indian paintbrush and splitleaf Indian paintbrush color the tundra with pale yellow and bright pink. Shelf Lake Trail, Pike National Forest, Colorado. Photo by Steven Olson, U.S. Forest Service. View of the Oglala National Grasslands in Toadstool Geologic Park, Nebraska. Photo by Lora O'Rourke, U.S. Forest Service. The Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service includes eleven national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. The ecological and biological diversity on these lands is amazing: ranging from the many peaks above 14,000 feet in elevation down from alpine tundra, through coniferous and aspen forests, to pinyon-juniper and sagebrush, or expansive grasslands as low as 2,500 feet. Wildflower viewing opportunities abound. Peak blooming season generally progresses from lower to higher elevations. Viewing Areas Colorado Boreas Pass - Pike National Forest Clark Ridge - White River National Forest David Canyon Road - Comanche National Grassland Embargo Creek - Rio Grande National Forest Grand Mesa Visitor Center Wildflower Garden - Grand Mesa National Forest Mosca Pass - San Isabel National Forest Mt. Goliath - Mt. Evans - Arapaho National Forest Pikes Peak - Pike National Forest Priests Lake - San Juan National Forest and Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests Shelf Lake Trail - Pike National Forest West Elk Scenic Byway - Gunnison National Forest Kansas Point-of-Rocks - Cimarron National Grassland Nebraska Toadstool Geological Park - Oglala National Grasslands South Dakota Cascade Springs, Creek, and Falls - Black Hills National Forest White Spring Area - Black Hills National Forest Wyoming Burgess Junction - Bighorn National Forest Cement Ridge - Black Hills National Forest Clay Butte Fire Tower, Beartooth Scenic Byway - Shoshone National Forest Cloud Peak Skyway - Bighorn National Forest East Summit Area, Beartooth Scenic Byway - Shoshone National Forest North Fork of the Shoshone River - Shoshone National Forest Snowy Range Scenic Byway - Medicine Bow National Forest Rare Plant Conservation Success Stories Conserving Forkleaved Moonwort in the High Mountains of Colorado NEW! Restoring Blowout Penstemon (Penstemon haydenii) in Nebraska Wildflower Photographs Cary's Beardtongue (Penstemon caryi). Bighorn National Forest. Wyoming. Photo by Andrew Kratz. Wheel Milkweed (Asclepias uncialis). Pike & San Isabel NF. Colorado. Photo by Steve Olson. Rocky Mountain Thistle (Cirsium perplexans). White River National Forest. Colorado. Photo by Phil Nyland.
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