Paradise Found

Steve and Coco on Jay Point, between Lake Mt. and Mosby Mt.

Early summer in the mountains is paradise, or as close to it as earth dwellers are likely to experience. 

At 8000 feet, sun illuminates the white blooms of the serviceberry along the Lake Mountain trail. 

At Bear Wallow Spring, the new green seems to glow.

Milkvetch and Balsamroot on Middle Mountain

Wild Iris

Wildflowers are everywhere. 

Gull Lake reflects Marsh Peak's snowfields

and looms behind the fields of flowers. 
Paradise?  Maybe not, but for those of us not ready for Prime Time Heaven, these sights come pretty close.

Tworoose Pass Trail

This scenic Utah trailhead is close to home

Starting at 8500 feet, we ride along a rocky trail lined with serviceberry,

with plenty of balsamroot and Indian paintbrush in bloom,

These unknown yellow flowers set off the view.

Cliff-rose are also in bloom. 

Much of the trail is shaded by aspen, dressed in spring green.

A forest service sign points out the Tworoose Pass trail.

When we reach 10,500, we can gaze across a mile-long meadow toward the base of Duck Peak (11,500 ft) .  

A deep snowdrift still remains where spruce shades the ground. 

Miniature bluebells bloom in the high meadow. 

This bittercress is also tiny, but perfect, and blooming profusely in the sub-alpine terrain.