Lory State Park Wildflowers

The wildflowers of Lory State Park make the park an especially beautiful place to visit in spring and summer.   The images below were photographed by Lory volunteer Paul Carlson in 2004 and 2005.  

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Gayfeather Evening Primrose Silver Lupine Penstemon Wild Iris
Blanketflowers Blue Columbine Spring Beauty Yucca Woolly Mullein
Pasqueflowers Monument Plant Blanketflower Colorado Loco Larkspur
Scarlet Paintbrush Pink Prairie Clover Yarrow Blue Vervain Mexican Hats

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Wild Rose Spiderwort Mariposa Lily Shooting Star
Mouse-eared Chickweed Prickly Pear Cactus Orange Globe Mallow Blue Flax
Showy Milkweed Wild Iris Sunflower Primroses
Coneflowers Pasqueflowers Sugarbowl Yellow Salsify

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I attached my camera to my hiking pole and took this photo of myself standing in front of a hogback close to the Shoreline Trail.  If you see me in the park, I'd be very happy to answer any questions you might have about wildflowers, photography or anything else.

This is the camera I used to take all the photos on this web page.  It's a beat-up old 2 megapixel digital camera that is no longer made, but I still use it for all my wildflower photography, even though a Band-Aid is needed to hold the battery compartment closed.