Colours echo with overtures of country lane rambles, windswept beaches and wild flower-filled meadows.

From Snowbowl Campground, the beautiful, slow ascent rises through flower-filled meadows to Little Shovel Pass at 17 km.

This view from the St. Mary Visitor Center looks out across flower-filled meadows to the majestic peaks surrounding St. Mary Lake.

Without warning, they broke out into the broad, vast, flower-filled meadow.

The condorfly flapped its wings again, straining on the leash to join the other insects around the flower-filled meadow.

The former mining town lies in a narrow mountain valley of wild flower-filled meadows and is surrounded by the Carson National Forest.

Gladsome Spring (1911, watercolour) depicts two maids frolicking in a flower-filled meadow.

But as we reached the gate and the flower-filled meadow beyond, Vic and Duke took the matter - and the reins - out of our hands.

Their trail followed a meandering river through many flat, flower-filled meadows.

Ideal base for exploring teesdale's quiet roads, flower-filled meadows, waterfalls and wildlife.