IN BLOOM ALONG THE RIVER CREPUSCULAR RAYS There are numerous switchbacks leading

There are numerous switchbacks leading up the mountain through some stands of aspen trees

Crossing one of the bridges with a view of LaSalle Canyon Falls at Starved Rock State Park

rich and bright colors appears over Wildflower Lake

Ribbon falls cascades over slabs of granite just below black lake as glacier creek thunders its way down the mountains making its way through glacier gorge in Rocky Mountain National Park

penstemon and purple coneflower can be seen along the path at Wildflower Park in Northern Illinois

IN BLOOM ALONG THE RIVER CREPUSCULAR RAYS There are numerous switchbacks leadingA few swamp milkweed plants are in bloom along the South Fork Kishwaukee River on this late July morning in Wildflower Park. (672 2527)