My plans for day 4 were to continue hiking up in the San Juan mountains. Mother nature had other ideas, however.
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Colorado Hiking Trip, day 3: Up into the San Juan’s
The spring wildflower bloom in the desert southwest was incredible. Then, the spring wildflower bloom in Oregon was excellent. Colorado also saw historic snowfall last winter. I was keeping an eye on Colorado’s spring/early summer weather patterns. Sure enough, the monsoon rains came early and often. In fact, the monsoon rains began before the winter snowfall had melted off. I knew the wildflowers would be off the charts!
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The Colorado high plains have a fascinating history from rags to riches to bust. Towns sprang up and grew rapidly, then died, leaving a skeleton proof that a bustling life did once exist on the high plains.
Read more Colorado day 2Colorado hiking trip day 1: Adventure on the high plains.
I decided to go and hike the San Juan Mountains in Colorado because I heard that they’re having a historic “super bloom” due to extreme snowfalls the previous winter along with an early and reliable monsoon season adding more than adequate moisture for flower growth and bloom.
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