Exhibit Deadline Looms; Full Moon Monday

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Guanella Pass - Mt Bierstadt. Take the drive from Georgetown and have a view of the amazing alpine flowers in the meadows and along the roadway. It’s gorgeous.

…And the Long Expedition Passes Out of Colorado. On July 17, a section of the party camped at now-Canon City, having ascended Beaver Creek into the Canon City Embayment and the Royal Gorge. Descending the Arkansas River to the now-Rocky Ford area, camping there July 21 – 23, after which the expedition spilt into two parties, one following the Arkansas into Kansas, and the main body led by Long crossing the river into then-New Spain. On July 28 the party passed beneath Black Mesa and into now-New Mexico.

“From Platte to Peak” entry deadline looms on the horizon in 15 days! The Call for Entry is at Online Juried Shows, and closes August 15, 2020. Martha Narey is the contact for the James Plant List and supporting materials. We expect the exhibit to hang on September 2 in Colorado Springs at the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center. Send in your pieces!

PhytoFireworks Penstemon Display Amazes at Empire Cemetery This Week

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July Celebrations.

July 1 -- Go, Canada! Canada Day.

July 4 -- Hey, Hey, USA! Independence Day.

 

July 14 – Vive la France! Bastille Day.

Continuing with the Long Expedition. On July 5, explore the lower reaches of Clear Creek up to about Ralston Creek, and camp just above the confluence with the South Platte. Very busy on July 6 and 7, visit the “Chasm of the Platte” (now Waterton Canyon), camping at Kassler. Pass east of the Dakota Hogback to ascend West Plum Creek past the Buttes and check out the Bear Creek – Perry Park area for a couple days.

Palmer Lake was a landscape feature in Long’s day. Descend Monument Creek and camp at the Air Force Academy and find your Columbine on July 10, cross Fountain Creek on July 11 to continue southwest and camp at Rock Creek, then set up for a few days just below now-Fountain. Enter the mountain front at now-Manitou Springs, and ascend Ruxton Creek to approach Pikes Peak, making the summit on July 14; spend the night on the trail, hurry southwestward to the confluence of Turkey Creek and the Arkansas River. Look across the river into then-New Spain and set up housekeeping for a couple days here. Be sure to keep track of your collected mineral and plant specimens…

These sites occupy diverse ecosystems: Lowland Riparian, Plains Grassland, Foothills Shrublands, Mpuntain Riparian, Mountain Grasslands, Lower and Upper Montane Forests, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Tundra, and Pinon-Juniper Woodland.

“From Platte to Peak”. Illustrate type plant specimens collected by Dr. Edwin James during the first actual scientific expedition to the western High Plains, led by Major Stephen H. Long, during the summer of 1820. Many plants are familiar and widely dispersed, and you may already have some finished pieces that fit the size limits. The Call for Entry is at Online Juried Shows, open now and closing August 15, 2020. Martha Narey is the contact for the James Plant List and supporting materials. We expect the exhibit to hang on September 2 in Colorado Springs at the Garden of the Gods Visitor Center.