Individual monument plants only bloom every 20-60 years.  2010 saw an abundance of these incredible plants blooming.
Above Pittsburg in the Slate River valley, looking toward Crested Butte.
Field pansy (Viola kitaibeliana var. rafinesquei).  April 6 at Rabbit Mountain Open Space, not far from the trailhead.
Salt-and-Pepper, also called Biscuit Root, (Lomatium orientale).  April 6 at Rabbit Mountain Open Space, not far from the trailhead.
Nodding Chickweed (Cerastium nutans). April 6 at Rabbit Mountain Open Space near the beginning of the Eagle Wind Trail (before the loop begins).
Nuttall Violet (viola nuttallii).  April 6 at Rabbit Mountain Open Space, not far from the trailhead.
Golden Smoke (Corydalis aurea).  April 6 at Rabbit Mountain Open Space, not far from the trailhead.
Hooker's Townsend Daisy (Townsendia hookeri).  April 6 at Rabbit Mountain Open Space near the beginning of the Eagle Wind Trail (before the loop begins).
Individual monument plants only bloom every 20-60 years. 2010 saw an abundance of these incredible plants blooming.
Individual monument plants only bloom every 20-60 years.  2010 saw an abundance of these incredible plants blooming.
Individual monument plants only bloom every 20-60 years. 2010 saw an abundance of these incredible plants blooming.
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