LEFT PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT THIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT A well-camouflaged sphinx moth caterpillar. This caterpillar will grow into a beautiful striped moth with pink hued underwings. It can be mistaken for a hummingbird at first sight because of its flight, as it sips nectar from one flower to the next. Lore says that the more black the woolly bear caterpillars wear, the harsher the winter. They typically have a large orange stripe around their middle. A Rocky Mountain gem sparkling in a crystal-clear mountain lake. The broad-tailed hummingbird is one of my absolute favorites to observe throughout the spring and summer months. Because of their unique wing stroke, they can fly like no other with speed, agility and aggression. The best part is that you can hear them coming. Stories and opinions of the iconic, and often aesthetically perfect Amanita muscaria abound. Are they poisonous? Edible? Psychedelic Super Marios? I don’t know for sure. Morning reflection in a headwater lake of the Frying Pan River watershed. The highest lake in a chain of many, and home to some of the most beautiful Colorado River cutthroat trout you will ever see. THE FLYFISH JOURNAL 093
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