Pamela Irwin has written four books on Colorado wildflower hikes. She tells Ryan Warner about hikes along the Ice Lakes Basin near Silverton, through Rustler Gulch near Crested Butte, through Monte Cristo Gulch near Breckenridge, and along the Arapaho Pass Trail near Nederland.
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