Category: Lake City

Categories: Arctic Blue, Bighorn Sheep, Carson, ghost town, Lake City, Red Squirrel, San Juan Mountains, Scarlet Gilia, Yellow-bellied Marmot Posted on

Carson Ghost Town

Some places call us repeatedly to return. For most of my family Lake City, Colorado, is such a place, starting with our grandparents in the late 1940s. The ghost town of Carson, with timberline just above (Photos by Narca) Not too far from Lake City are … Continue readingCarson Ghost Town

Categories: Coral Hairstreak, Fireweed, Henson Creek, Lake City, Lake Fork of the Gunnison, Lake San Cristobal, San Juan Mountains, Tailed Copper, Uncompahgre Posted on

Copper Tales

Last week Alan and I set off for Lake City in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, on a butterfly expedition with our good friend Noel Snyder. For two years, Noel has been daydreaming of Tailed Coppers, ever since I found them along Henson Creek on … Continue readingCopper Tales