Friday, May 11, 2012

Hillsides of Golden Smoke Wildflowers

Could it be cosmic irony when today I beheld hillsides of golden smoke wildflowers along the Cañada Bonita Trail, in the Las Conchas burn area?

golden smoke (Corydalis aurea) carpets a burnt hillside above Cañada Bonita Trail

looking south from Cañada Bonita Trail at slopes of Pajarito Mountain Ski Area

clouds beginning - thunder rumbles heard on walk back