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NPS/Patrick Myers In the midst of the bleak winter, an unusual foreshadowing of spring occurs in the San Luis Valley: formations of frost that look like flowers!

Dense fog is common in the valley on winter nights and mornings. In the right conditions these build elaborate frost crystal formations on everything. On frozen creeks and wetlands, evaporating pockets of water can form flower-like crystals - a hopeful reminder in nature that spring flowers will come.
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Author Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve at https://flickr.com/photos/94707653@N06/32064770620. It was reviewed on 1 January 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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