Eugene Parnell on Nostr: Hiking Gothic Basin part 9. There's not much growing up here except heather. It's ...

Hiking Gothic Basin part 9. There's not much growing up here except heather. It's blooming already and the snow has barely gone. The growing season up here is only maybe 4 months long so plants get busy quick. It's also why these alpine ecosystems are so fragile--every broken twig takes years and years to regrow. If those little flowers look familiar it's because blueberries are also in the heather family (Ericaceae).
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