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‘Spectacular’ wildflower season blooms in Colorado

The siren songs of wildflowers come in blue and orange and red. Electricity runs through roots, it seems, to light each neon face.

A year of hearty snow in Colorado has meant a stunning wildflower season, feted by a in the town of Crested Butte – known as the state’s “wildflower capital.” Many events are held in federally protected wilderness meant for the masses to enjoy. But admiring backcountry blooms, upon

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