Natural in the mountains? Sure seems so, but it's another amazing human created feature at Vail Alpine Gardens.

Betty Ford Alpine Garden

Vail, Colorado

Of all the trips we've taken to Vail, we’d not previously spent much quality time at this wonderful botanic garden. It’s extraordinary. The layout is spectacular, the plants are superb and the woman who shared her love of the place was absolutely charming. It's well worth the time it might take to detour off the freeway and spend an hour or so, a day or so. Lovely, absolutely lovely. Here's a link to their web site.