A Flowering Spectacle
Makes a spectacular aluminum print.
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A bedazzling display of wildflowers awaited us on a peak-bagging mission to capture the Grenadier Range from a seldom visited vantage spot.
The two prominent peaks right of center are Vestal and Arrow. To the left are the "Trinities." The flowers in the foreground were found near the summit of a high 12er located about 4 miles north of Vestal and Arrow and north of the Elk Creek drainage in the Weminuche Wilderness.
We had hiked to the summit of that remote 12er to obtain this view on a warm July day by driving from Silverton and up Cunningham Gulch to a trailhead that leads to the Highland Mary Lakes. In that high plateau of richly-flowering tundra, we walked several miles to reach the unnamed 12,000 foot summit. To our surprise, just below the summit, we found this spectacular display of wildflowers to create the perfect foreground for Colorado's most dramatic mountains.