Songstress Dolly Parton once sang "wildflowers don"t care where they grow," but we gotta believe the wildflowers growing in Colorado"s American Basin, shown here, are pretty delighted with their surroundings. American Basin is in the San Juan Mountains in the southern part of the state, about a five-hour drive from Denver. Visitors here will find rocky cliffs, streams, unique rock formations, and some spectacular wildflowers. July and August are the best months to see the blooms—it"s the time of year when you"ll reliably spot the Rocky Mountain columbine (Colorado"s state flower), elephant"s head, Parry"s primrose, and marsh marigold. Bring us back a bouquet, all right?
High alpine color in Colorado
Today in History
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Christmas comes to New York City
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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A house of grand scale(s)
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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Singing praises of the oceans
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World Architecture Day
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New Year s Eve
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Patriot Day
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World Jellyfish Day
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Easter
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Abbey Gardens in Bury St Edmunds, England
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Apple Tree Day
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It s tree-climbing season
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
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Hiding in plain sight
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’Chess on ice’
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Nazar amulets, Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Here there be dragons
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Point Reyes National Seashore
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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The birth of Bauhaus
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Anybody out there?
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Wild lupines
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Pi Day
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Take the plunge into 2021
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Salmon migration in full swing
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Hello, harbinger of spring