We took a drive out to Kananaskis yesterday to take a look... we didn't hike but only scaled up a roadside slope to check things out, bloom-wise, and were pleased to find a nice selection of foothills/prairie plants in bloom...
The brilliant blue of Penstemon nitidus on the clay slope was what caught my eye while driving...
Along with a huge Phacelia sericea, evidently enjoying extra moisture from the road ditch right below...
Arnica cordifolia; Pyrola sp. in the trees; Castilleja miniata, just starting to bloom.
Scenery.
