![red and green succulent plants on reddish rocks on the side of Barr Trail](https://oliverpattison.imgix.net/20220827-060249-pikes-peak-flora.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&w=1026&h=684&s=e8702260541a4b7ff5241921ac234db1)
![red and yellow flowers on the side of Barr Trail](https://oliverpattison.imgix.net/20220827-060226-pikes-peak-flora.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&w=1026&h=684&s=e4a639d50efb6ea89e2713d0ab2f33d7)
![black and brown flowers on the side of Barr Trail](https://oliverpattison.imgix.net/20220827-060310-pikes-peak-flora.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&w=1026&h=684&s=9f604e4fd02ef7ffa25c01b6a362e7d7)
![a distant view down the side of Pikes Peak (Tava) and surrounding mountains from higher up on Barr Trail](https://oliverpattison.imgix.net/20220827-060310-pikes-peak-flora.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&w=1026&h=684&s=9f604e4fd02ef7ffa25c01b6a362e7d7)
![yellow flowers on the side of Barr Trail](https://oliverpattison.imgix.net/20220827-060213-pikes-peak-flora.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&w=1026&h=684&s=9c67ca4bb52e91954b0c87d0ce97190e)
These photos were taken in October 2022 on the side of Barr Trail, near the summit of Pikes Peak. At 13,000 feet, above the tree line: life barely hangs on to the rocks, but it is rich and fragile.
These photos were taken in October 2022 on the side of Barr Trail, near the summit of Pikes Peak. At 13,000 feet, above the tree line: life barely hangs on to the rocks, but it is rich and fragile.