Tag: Colorado wildflowers

Alpine Wildflowers and Elk

Hiking the tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park is one of our favorite summer excursions from our family cabin in Colorado. We arrive early to beat the traffic to the top of Trail Ridge Road and fit in a tundra hike before the afternoon thunderstorms rise. The short Medicine Bow trail has ptarmigans along it […]

Posted July 24, 2023 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life, Nature / 0 Comments

High Mountain Wildflowers

It’s been a while since I’ve written a post that wasn’t completely book-related. Too long, I think, but then I don’t get many responses to my nature postings. However, we visited an exceptional natural area in Colorado and I’m inspired to write about it. The Caribou Ranch has been a well-known Colorado destination for decades, […]

Posted July 20, 2021 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life, Nature, YA Novels / 0 Comments