The Indian Paintbrush has long been a favorite of mine and I have been delighted this year to see them more beautiful than I’ve ever seen them before. These are growing along the Forest Service road that provides access to the northern part of the Patrick’s Knob roadless area in western Montana’s Coeur d’Alene Mountains.
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really beautiful!
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Comment by silken — July 27, 2008 @ 3:50 pm
Right now they are larger than usual and it’s fairly rare to see so many together, at least in this area. I’ve sure been enjoying them!
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Comment by montucky — July 27, 2008 @ 5:22 pm
Wow very nice…the color is so intense.
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Comment by Tabbie — July 27, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
They are in their prime right now.
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Comment by montucky — July 27, 2008 @ 10:36 pm
Looks like they are doing very well. The colors are very rich and vibrant.
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Comment by scienceguy288 — July 28, 2008 @ 7:51 am
They must have liked the cold, wet spring we had this year or maybe the heavy snow at that elevation. While Montana is very dry now at lower elevations, it’s still not too bad above 5,000 feet, where these are.
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Comment by montucky — July 28, 2008 @ 8:19 am
just wanted to stop to say i love stopping by your blog. thanks for sharing so much beauty from your neck of the woods…
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Comment by heretoliveoutloud — July 28, 2008 @ 7:41 pm
Thank you! And thanks for the visit!
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Comment by montucky — July 28, 2008 @ 8:24 pm