Carolyn Hopper is a freelance writer, photographer, artist, fisherman, with a particular passion for wildflowers. In the past Carolyn has volunteered with the Audubon Society children’s programs and is currently volunteering with the Montana Outdoor Science School (MOSS) to help connect the young and young at heart with nature when she is not out on a trail listening to bird songs, creek babblings, or getting to know the flowers.

Dan Hopper is a native of the Gallatin Valley (Three Forks) and a freelance technical writer and copyeditor. His love of nature is seen through the eyes of his children and grandchildren as well as in the beauty of the Bozeman area.

Email: flowerhikes@bresnan.net

Photos on This Page (Top to Bottom): The authors...taken at North Cottonwood Trail head.

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