White Columbines
Visible in the lower left corner of the photo are rare white columbines along with the more common blue columbines. Skunk cabbage and cow parsnip are also visible and plentiful. A pretty reliable rule of thumb is where there is a large population of skunk crbbage, there also is a healthy bear population. The San Juan Mountains have both - a lot of skunk cabbage and a large black bear population.
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