Spring, Summer & Flowers

Fireweed Bloom

A hillside on the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park is filled with Fireweed in full bloom.

Going to the Sun

Fireweed blooms near Logan Pass on the Going to the Sun Road. Glacier National Park, Montana

Marmot Garden

A marmot burrows among a field of flowers in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.

Pasque Flower

Pasque flowers bloom in early spring shortly after the snow melts in the high country of Rocky Mountain National Park. One of the earliest flowers to bloom, Pasqueflowers begin blooming as early as March in lower montane areas and can be seen through July at treeline. The large flowers have lavender tepals (petals and sepals that look alike) and bloom before the leaves develop. After the tepals drop, the flowers appear as feathery plumed heads due to the elongated styles.

Field of Susan

Black-eye Susan bloom in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Forget me not

Forget me not flowers bloom in the spring along the trail to Black Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Indian Peak Stream

Flowers bloom next to a small stream in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.

Peaceful Path

The morning sun shines through the pine trees after sunrise on the trail to Lake Helene in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Upper Beaver Meadows

Spring flowers bloom in Upper Beaver Meadows below the mountains of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Beargrass

Beargrass blooms are at their peak during early summer in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Grand Prismatic Spring

The many colors of the Grand Prismatic Spring can be seen from above on nearby hillside in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

The Kalalau Valley

The Kalalau Valley can be seen below an overlook on the island of Kauai, Hawaii.

Cascade Trail

A flower filled trail passes through the North Cascade mountains in North Cascades National Park, Washington.

Trail Ridge

The west side of Rocky Mountain National Park can be seen from the top of trail ridge road.

Moraine Spring

Fresh snowmelt fills the river running through Moraine Park in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Barren Land

Thermal pools strip the landscape of vegetation and fill it with new forms of color. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

New Life

Flowers break free from the forest floor of pine cones. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.

Tall Chiming-bells

Abundant alongside subalpine and lower alpine streams and drainages. The Clusters of bell-shaped flowers grow on stems 8 to 31 inches tall (20-80cm). The flower buds are pinkish to lavender, changing to blue when the flowers open. This color change alerts bees that flowers are ripe for pollination. Tall chimingbells bloom from mid-June to mid-August.

Green Catherdral

The evening sun shines through the forest canopy on the Avalanche Creek trail in Glacier National Park.