Friends and Flowers

Toward the end of Ed & Carol's stay in L.C. they rented a jeep in order for all 4 of us to get to see American Basin at the peak of the wildflower season. Ed did the driving, Edmund and I got a taste of what it's like to ride in the back seat of a 4WD jeep on a very rough road. We went to the terminus of the "road" where only foot traffic can progress from that point on. We started out quite early, so were among the first to reach the parking area. By the time we left, vehicles were streaming into the area.
We got to see the scenes in their early morning glory, as the sun hit the basin from the east.

This photo of friend Martha Neely, taken by her husband Greg, was from about a week earlier, when the weather was much cooler.
Edmund admires the native columbine, now in full bloom.

We couldn't pass up the opportunity to get a few portrait shots in such a lovely background.