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Geneva Basin

Geneva Basin

Geneva Basin is perhaps Colorado’s most famous abandoned ski area. It was located between Grant and Georgetown on Guanella Pass Road. The peak at 11,750 feet altitude was opened in 1961 and was called Indianhead Ski Area. It had various owners but was closed in...
Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)

Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis)

Wolfberry (Symphoricarpos occidentalis) is a native shrub in the Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae). It is common near streams and lakes, and in meadows, known from the plains to the low montane on the east slope and from Moffat County on the west slope. It blooms...
White Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

White Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

White Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), in the Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae) is a native shrub locally common on open hillsides and in forests and meadows along the Front Range (Larimer south to Las Animas Counties), It grows from the plains to the lower montane...
Narrowleaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima var angustissima)

Narrowleaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima var angustissima)

Narrowleaf Yucca (Yucca angustissima var angustissima) is a native plant in the Agave Family (Agavaceae) which is found in dry, open places, known in southwestern Colorado from Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, and Montezuma Counties., in the semi-desert shrublands. It...