White Beauties of the Rockies

I wish I could with words paint a canvas
alas but my mind is dry
like the parched bed of a thirsty river
my thoughts slip effortlessly through its sandy cracks
in their stead, I bring you these alpine beauties

Alpine sandwort

Where: Above timberline, on a windy alpine ridge

Altitude: Approximately 11,000ft

Trail: Flattop Mountain Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park

Botanical name: Eremogone fendleri (I think)

When: August 2009

 

Pearly Everlasting

Where: Montane

Altitude: Approximately 10,000ft

Trail: Haiyaha Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park

Botanical name: Anaphalis margaritacea

When: September 2009

For Flower Fest: White As Snow