on the tundra

I followed a narrow path from Medicine Bow Curve on Trail Ridge Road, a path that led across the tundra high in the Rocky Mountains.

A sign along one of the trails in the tundra protection area held this quote:

The alpine tundra is a land of contrast and incredible intensity, where the sky is the size of forever and the flowers the size of a millisecond. Ann Zwinger Land Above the Trees You are entering a special world. Life here is strained by scouring winds and bitter cold, and only the hardiest survive.