Wildflowers and other interesting encounters

"Viewing wildflowers from a car is like praying to God while watching television."


During my mountain bike wanderings this summer, I have seen a lot more wildflowers than usual, mostly due to the unusually rainy weather we have had. There have been many rides in which the humidity was very non Colorado like, especially first thing in the morning when the ground moisture gets warmed up by the sun, it reminded me of riding in the Hawaiian foothills!

I tried to classify some of the wildflowers, but I am not a Botanist, so please inform me if I have gotten any of them wrong? I will let the picture do the talking.