BOTANY OF NORTHEASTERN LARIMER 
COUNTY, COLORADO 
By FRANCIS RAMALEY 
Introduction.—In June, 1907, a party of four naturalists* spent two 
weeks in north-central Colorado in the interest of the University of 
Colorado Museum. Although the expedition was planned for the pur- 
pose of making collections, a considerable number of interesting facts? 
were gathered which seem worth while publishing at the present time. 
The author’s long acquaintance with the plants of Boulder County has 
made it possible to classify the formations even with a short study of 
field conditions in the district under consideration. 
The Area Visited.—The area visited embraces a portion of Larimer 
County extending from Ft. Collins north to the Wyoming line. A con- 
siderable distance the wagon road extends along the “Glade” which is 
a lateral valley between sedimentary ridges extending in a north and 
south direction a short distance east of the granite foothills. From Owl 
Canyon part of the way was along Ten Mile Creek, still in the sedimen- 
taries, while the most northern part of the journey was in the foothill 
country. The most distant camp was made on North Box Elder Creek 
35 miles north of Ft. Collins. From this point trips were made north 
into Wyoming and east to the high plains and the sedimentary rock 
ridges. About 150 square miles were examined in somewhat cursory 
fashion and a number of smaller areas carefully studied and mapped. 
The trip was made from Ft. Collins by camp wagon; saddle horses were 
used in making all extensive side trips, in order to save time. 
Altitudes.—At Bellevue, a short distance west of Ft. Collins the altitude 
is 5,125 ft. From here, passing northward up the main highway or 
“Glade Road,” there is a steady and gradual ascent to Owl Canyon 
where the altitude is about 5,900 ft. The ridges at this point are of 
: Judge Junius Henderson, Mr. G. S. Dodds, Mr. W. W. Robbins and the writer. 
2 Other articles by different members of the party are planned which will deal with geology and 
paleontology. 
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