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Indian paintbrush grows in the alpine against a mountainous background.

Photo Credit: Erin Crossley | Facebook

What We Love: Wildflowers in the Alpine

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  • May 3, 2023
  • VanIsle.News Staff
Only the hardiest thrive up here

Erin Crossley said on Facebook that Elkhorn Mountain wasn’t an easy place to get to. But this picture she took of Indian paintbrush growing out of the rock is stunning.

Then again, Strathcona Park is stunning any time of year.

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