Brush Creek Trail

It's very fun to walk on a path when you have no idea where you are going

Bracted Lousewort

The waterfall went pretty high up, but we could only see the bottom

Northern Bedstraw

Three examples of the variety of Sunflowers they have here

Wild Rose

Wild Blue Flax

This little guy came bounding down the trail with this branch, dropped it at our feet and ran up the bank of the trail. We had no idea he expected us to throw it to him until his owner came along and told us he was obsessed with sticks.

This was a different kind of trail than the others we have done. We thought we would just be walking for awhile admiring the view of the valley below but we were surprised to come across a small waterfall. This was an unexpected treat. The clouds were dark all around us and threatened rain the whole time we were walking, but it didn't rain until we got back in the car.

Lower Loop Trail

We should have paid more attention to this sign and maybe we could have figured out the loop

We really considered walking with these little guys because their "leader" was pointing out really cool things

Crested Butte

Crested Butte

Walking sticks made the going a whole lot steadier

I think this is Yellow Sweet Clover

White Checkermallow

Geranium

Senecio

Sulphur Flower

Elephantella

Fireweed

Parry's Harebell

Prairie Smoke-kinda looks like a Dr. Seuss Truffula Tree

Penstemon

Bindweed

This was a beautiful trail that was a loop, but we couldn't figure out how it looped back. I look forward to walking this again with my husband who is a much better navigator. We did pay careful attention to the sign that told us what to do if we encountered a mountain lion. We felt comforted that we held walking sticks and that was one of the things we were to wave in the air. Thankfully we didn't see any mountain lions or bears.

Woods Walk

Paradise Divide

Crested Butte with part of the town in front

Peanut Lake and The Gronk ( a remainder of an old Coal Mine)

White Geranium

Sunflowers

Alpine Avens (a member of the rose family)

Pinnate Leaved Daisy

Sneezeweed

Columbine

Columbine

Shrubby Cinquefoil

Butter and Eggs Toadflax

Lupine

This was a really fun trail through aspens and open meadows. We stopped when we could see Peanut Lake and the Gronk and turned back.