The Paint Pots trail is about 10km (6 miles) west of the Continental Divide on highway 93.
The trail goes over the Vermillion River on a suspension bridge, here is a picture from the middle of the bridge:
The scenery is still wonderful:
Wildflowers!
Interesting colors:
Nice mountain back drop:
Close up it looks like oil in the water:
The trail to the Paint Pots was quite muddy so we didn't go since we didn't have the right shoes:
The view was still great on the way back.
We also saw many azaleas and rhododendrons that will be blooming in a few weeks on the trail to the Ochre Beds.
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