A bee flies past a patch of columbine flowers as they begin to bloom in Washington Gulch Wednesday, June 28, 2023, near Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
The Colorado central mountains are beginning to show their colors.
A bee flies past a patch of columbine flowers as they begin to bloom in Washington Gulch Wednesday, June 28, 2023, near Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A hiker crosses a creek through the lush green foliage in Washington Gulch near Crested Butte, Colo., Wednesday, June 28, 2023, after returning from Meridian Lake. The wildflowers in the central Colorado mountains are just beginning to show their colors after a heavy snow winter and wet spring. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Snow still covers the Elk Mountains north of Crested Butte as the wildflowers bloom in the Almont Triangle Area in this June 28 photo. (Christian Murdock, The Gazette)The East River flows fast below Gothic Mountain on a warm summer afternoon Wednesday, June 28, 2023, near Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A columbine flower blooms in Washington Gulch Wednesday, June 28, 2023, near Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Wild blue flax bloom in the afternoon sun Wednesday, June 28, 2023, in the Brush Creek area south of Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Silver lupine bloom under the aspen trees Wednesday, June. 28, 2023, near Brush Creek, south of Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A patch of mule’s ear sunflowers bloom near the base of Pearl Pass in the Brush Creek area south of Crested Butte, Colo., Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Scarlet gilia fairy trumpet blooms near Brush Creek, south of Crested Butte, Colo., Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A columbine flower blooms in Washington Gulch Wednesday, June 28, 2023, near Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Scarlet gilia fairy trumpet blooms near Brush Creek, south of Crested Butte, Colo., Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Yellow stonecrop grows on a rocky hillside near Brush Creek Wednesday, June 28, 2023, south of Crested butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A butterfly lands on a mule’s ear sunflower in the Brush Creek area of Crested Butte Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The sunflowers and other wildflowers were plentiful near the base of Pearl Pass. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Indian paintbrush blooms in the afternoon sun in the Brush Creek area south of Crested butte, Colo., Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)Marsh marigolds grow next to a creek in the Washington Gulch area near Crested Butte, Colo., June 28, 2023. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)A columbine flower blooms in Washington Gulch Wednesday, June 28, 2023, near Crested Butte, Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (Christian Murdock/The Gazette)
