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Coffin racing excites the crowds at the annual Frozen Dead Guy Days festival in Nederland, Colorado. Would Bredo Morstoel have approved? Photo by zaf622 via Flickr.
You don't need to be an art historian to figure out the identity of national park mystery plant 17. You just need to unravel these clues.
Ants in your pants will make you dance.
The Frozen Dead Guy Days festival is held each March in Nederland, Colorado.
I lost mine, and that gives you a golden opportunity.
Vincent van Gogh was one.
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Comments
Sounds like the Western yellow paintbrush. Nederland is a gateway to RMNP which is home to this flower. As I recall ants seem to be attracted to this flower. The color is that of gold.
Not Western yellow paintbrush, John. BTW, Nederland doesn't really function as a gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Like lots of other small towns in the region, "Ned" is just within easy driving distance.
Congratulations to Dan Martin. At 10:50 am EDT he became the first reader to identify Mystery Plant 17.