Gunnison National Forest, Colorado

Lupine bloom near Crested Butte, the Wildflower Capital of Colorado. Looking down Washington Gulch from the shoulder of Anthracite Mesa, Mt. Crested Butte appears in the distance at left. Under the Gunnison Public Lands Initiative, Granite Basin, second from left, and Whetstone Mountain, right, would both receive protections as Special Management Areas.