Welcome to the Colorado backcountry

The vast acreage of wilderness and backcountry beauty in Colorado make it one of the more popular locations for camping, backpacking, and day-hiking.

In addition to a eight National Parks and Monuments, Colorado boasts an equal number of Wilderness Areas, millions of acres of National Forest and BLM land, and over three dozen state parks.

From mountains to deserts, and grasslands to canyons, one could spend a lifetime hiking the trails of Colorado and not cover all of them.

petulant


Okay, this is neither a wildflower nor a shot from the backcountry.  This petunia was one of many on my deck that got drenched by the overnight rains.  I had to take my camera and tripod outside to photograph the flowers and grasses with all the fabulous water beads and droplets.