Lupine Garden above East Fork Bends
©2007-2023 Susan Thiele
July found the foothills green and the flowers displaying just in time for Crested Butte's Wildflower festival. Perched at the edge of the narrow Gothic road, in an even narrower pullout, the sun was intense. I had to use the van to shade my easel, with my own feet hanging over the edge to paint these dominant lupines and leafy aspen trees over the outrageous bends of the East Fork River.