Blue Mts.

 I took a ride up the mountain the other day to see if things were finally coming  back to life.

looking south on ski lift road

If you look closely you can see the green creeping up the slope of the mountain in this picture. The quaking aspens are pretty much fully leafed out.  The maples weren't far behind.

Tiny maple leaves

lower on the mt. -scrub oak

The scrub or Gambel oak that covers the lower slopes of the mountain is the last to resume their green coat. Around town they are almost leafed out, but up here there are just hints of leaves.

One of my favorite things is to see the meadows on the mountain covered in wild blue iris. I was a bit early, but managed to find a few that were blooming. The meadow below will be covered in a few days. It will definitely be worth another ride!

wild iris

meadow waiting for irises to bloom