Backyard Farmgals

As promised, the rest of our fabulous trip to Colorado, in photos.  The second day was spent in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), which is incredible.  The tundra at RMNP was impressive along with the herds of elk and the stout little flowers growing and stretching as far as oxygen would permit.  We learned a bit about identifying flowers and set out to identify a few on our own.  This was great fun with the exception of the altitude factored in.  We were at 11,700 feet and a few of us got sick.  I was just a bit dizzy and breathing a bit faster than usual, Julie was a lot dizzy and decided not to hike around so much as to just sit and take it all in (and go shopping at the visitor's center). Photos cannot do the mountains justice.  The range is massive and one of the most awe inspiring things I have ever seen.  It really makes you wonder where all of this glorious earth came from. Some of the exquisite flowers we sa...

Jules and I just got back from Colorado.  We went on a wildflower tour with the Extension Department from Utah State University, and it was a blast.  We had so much fun and learned so much!  We toured several gardens and bummed around Fort Collins, Colorado.  We explored the University of Colorado, went to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park to see wildflowers, and drank the best root beer we have ever had!  We saw arboretums and trial gardens, community gardens, formal and informal gardens.  The story is best told through photos, so I thought I would share a few with you... Goodbye polluted Utah!!!  Coming back it was like descending into a brown haze.  We need some wind!   Welcome to Denver - Sunflower fields greeted us!   Denver Botanical Center was our first stop.  The gardens were amazing.  They had several bamboo sculptures made by two artist throughout the garden.  They mirrored the landscape, it w...