Anyone seeing wildflowers yet?

Been itching to take some wildflower photos, but the drought along the Front Range seems to have messed with Mother Natures calendar. Areas that are usually quite plentiful with Columbines are just barely showing any signs of life, and pasque flowers were a good 3-4 weeks late. Anyone seeing anything yet? I know the high country is a good month away...if things are normal.

Whispering Pines Park near Franktown had plenty of paintbrush, hot rock penstemon, and evening primrose on Memorial Day. Castlewood Canyon had penstemon and larkspur. So, yes, Bob, there are some nice ones showing up now.

Thanks Morris! I was going to head up that way a few days ago, but it was windy. I hope to visit it and Castlewood Canyon soon.

I have a few mountain bluebells on my property here in Woodland Park, but nothing to get excited about yet. Oh, a couple of dandelions also

Our house at about 6500' outside of Boulder has lots of phlox, bluebells, Mariposa lilies. Grizzly Creek outside of Glenwood had dodecatheons, spiderworts and I don't remember what else, but was starting to look pretty good.

Thanks Monika! Don, I've got the same thing here...dandelions!

I was just west of Parshall for work a couple days ago. Up Rd 21 around 8400 there are what I think were Mule ears going pretty good.

I was in Crested Butte over the weekend and things are a lot greener there this year than last year at this time, which seems promising for wildflowers later. We took a short hike on the Upper Loop trail and saw several early bloomers (short bluebells, phlox, etc.). Corn lillies are poking out. The ferns are also starting to come out up on Kebler.

Not exactly the Front Range but when I drove from Belle Fourche, SD to Little Bighorn Battlefield, MT, Custer Nat'l Forest was blanketed with Lupine and Alpine Sunflowers.

Thanks for posting this Bob! It is a good reminder to get us started on our yearly wildflower reports topic.