Sunflowers bloom in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
The Colorado Springs park glows in the morning light Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Photos by Christian Murdock
Sunflowers bloom in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Sunflowers next to a pond reach for the morning sun in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)A sunflowers In Red Rock Canyon Open Space baths in the morning sun Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)A mother duck and her ducklings are spotlighted by the early morning sun as she leads them across a pond in Red Rocks Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)A runner jogs through the tall sunflowers Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in Red Rock Canyon Open Space. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Ducks swim across a pond in Red Rock Canyon Open Space as the sun rises Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)A bumble bee harvests nectar from a wildflower in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Leslie McWilliams of Colorado Springs rides through the tall sunflowers Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in Red Rock Canyon Open Space. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Sunflowers bloom next to a pond in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Wildflowers paint the landscape in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)A mountain biker rides through the tall, lush grasses and wildflowers in Red Rocks Canyon Open Space early Wednesday morning, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Sunflowers bloom next to a pond in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Wildflowers bloom next to a pond in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Sunflowers bloom next to a pond in Red Rock Canyon Open Space Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)The rock formations and trees reflect in a pond on quiet morning Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)Leslie McWilliams of Colorado Springs rides through the tall sunflowers Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in Red Rocks Canyon Open Space. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) (CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE)
