Massive Columbine
I intended to do another “Why I Like Living in Colorado” photoessay last week, after my latest attempt to climb Mt. Massive, but I got distracted with other things and in the end didn’t really have a lot of pictures to work with…plenty of good pictures, but they all sorta look alike. So, here’s one of the gazillion columbines that were in bloom last weekend, before the monsoon arrived:
And here’s one of the nice but repetetive shots of the view from the trail:
Those dark clouds moving in were what forced us to abort shortly after this was taken. And none too soon, as we ended up jogging the last mile or so back to the car, with lightning overhead and rain starting to fall.


