Sighting for July 6, 2017
Venice Kelly
Caribou town site, 8 miles west of Nederland
Boulder County, CO
- Phoebus Parnassian 11
- Anise Swallowtail 2
- Western Tiger Swallowtail 2
- Pale Swallowtail 3
- Western White 1
- Orange Sulphur 5
- Queen Alexandra's Sulphur 7
- Reakirt's Blue 2
- Greenish Blue 2
- Boisduval's Blue 12
- Mormon Fritillary 1
- Mourning Cloak 1
- Milbert's Tortoiseshell 2
- Painted Lady 10
- Common Ringlet 12
- Common Alpine 5
- Uhler's Arctic 1
- Persius Duskywing 13
The elevation of caribou town site is 10,000 feet. It is now a large open meadow with a riot of flowers, a tiny stream going through the middle of it, forested around the edges. it was often sunny today with of clouds building. 10AM to 1:00 pm 75 F
In its hey day, Caribou had been a silver mining town. There are two old stone foundations remaining but mostly there is no sign of a town.