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Snow-covered peaks framed by aspens.

Weller Lake in Colorado, off Independence Pass.

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A view from the trail on recent hike.
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Exhilaration, in the midst, from my Cub Lake trail hike.
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So much lush spring green on the trails right now!

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A large, yellow flowered forsythia bush in full bloom.

Our forsythia bush never disappoints us in spring.

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