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The entrance to Skunk Canyon in the fall is a yellow tunnel of Mountain Maple, Box Elder, Willow, and Poison Ivy in spots. The Creeping Barberry is an evergreen in the Holly family (Mahonia) and keeps its color year round. Photo by Tony Bubb, 10/06.
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The remains of a cougar-killed deer after being picked over by a bear in Skunk Canyon, in the Flatirons of Boulder, CO. Photo by Bubb, autumn 2006.
Overview photo of Ridges 2, 3, and 4.
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Tony B
Dec 18, 2006
“The entrance to Skunk Canyon in the fall is a yellow tunnel of Mountain Maple, Box Elder, Willow, and Poison Ivy in spots. The Creeping Barberry is an evergreen in the Holly family (Mahonia) and keeps its color year round. Photo by Tony Bubb, 10/06.”  

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