It’s the first day of spring — can the first wildflowers be far behind? In Summit County, the pasque flower is often the first to bloom, protected from frost by a thick coat of fuzz. I’ve seen them as early as the last week of March on the south side of Ptarmigan and Tenderfoot mountains.


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