Hikes around grand junction, Colorado Spring 2013 Grand Junction from Mt Garfield summit

Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde NP (This was from my short stay in Durango, not GJ)

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Vista

Larkspur, Dominguez Canyon

Sego Lily, Dominguez Canyon

Petroglyphs, Dominguez Canyon

Globemallow, Dominguez Canyon

Collared Lizard, Dominguez Canyon

Colorado Four o'clock (Mirabilis multiflora), Little Dominguez Canyon

The Gunnison River at dusk, Dominguez Canyon

Another view of the Gunnison River at dusk, Dominguez Canyon

Wild Horse, Little Book Cliffs Wilderness Area

Fendler’s Penstemon, Little Book Cliffs

Little Book Cliffs Main Canyon view with the Grand Mesa in the background

Arrowleaf Balsamroot, North Rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Floral trifecta on the North Rim of the Black Canyon

Hanging out over the Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Clifford with the Black Canyon of the Gunnison backdrop

Inner Canyon, Black Canyon of the Gunnison Aside from 2 fishermen, Sue and I were the only ones there

Entrance to Devil’s Canyon, McInnis Canyon National Conservation Area

Evening Primrose (?), McInnis Canyon

Three Utah Yucca blooming, McInnis Canyon

Blooming Scarlet Hedgehog Cactus, McInnis Canyon

Taper-tip Onion (Allium acuminatum), McInnis Canyon

Mormon Tea in bloom, McInnis Canyon

A Checkered Whiptail Lizard, McInnis Canyon

Devil’s Canyon vista, McInnis Canyon

Prickly Pear blossom, McInnis Canyon

A lavender-colored Sego Lily, McInnis Canyon

A yellow-flowered Prickly Pear, McInnis Canyon

Delicate Arch, Arches National Park

Window on the LaSals, Arches NP

Landscape Arch, Arches NP It is the longest freestanding natural arch in the world

Wild Rose, No Thoroughfare Canyon, Colorado National Monument

A Collared Lizard, No Thoroughfare Canyon

A Canyon Tree Frog, No Thoroughfare Canyon

Liberty Cap, Colorado National Monument