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Indian Paintbrush - Albion Basin, Wasatch Mountains, Utah

Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja rhexifolia) wildflowers in Albion Basin (near Alta and Snowbird ski resorts), Wasatch Mountains, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah. Photo taken just after sunrise yesterday morning. (We had a lot of rain this spring, and this has been an unusually lush and verdant summer for wildflowers in the high mountains.)

 

This shot was taken with my new iPhone 3Gs! A great little 3MP camera, phone, and connection to the Internet (my 21MP Canon 5D Mark II images to follow when I get time to process them... ;-)

 

BTW, one of the reasons people love Salt Lake City, is because of areas like this: "...one of Salt Lake City’s recreational havens, a multi-seasonal destination offering some of the best skiing, hiking, bike riding, tram rides, camping, and wildlife viewing in Utah – all within 15 miles of the city center." (Source: U.S. Forest Service Web site.)

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Uploaded on August 1, 2009
Taken on July 31, 2009