We hiked to the summit of 7250 foot Mt. Bowman and spotted a number of wildflowers above the tree line among the karst outcrops.

The star of the lineup is always the dense mats of white mountain avens, growing on the gravelly slopes where nothing else can survive.

Moss campion, up close

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yreellow draba

forget-me-nots

white mountain avens

forget me nots

moss campion

white mountain avens