New Mexico Roadside Wildflowers

I went on a week's vacation to northern New Mexico in mid-July. We hiked and went to botanic gardens, but the best moment of wildflower spotting was the unexpected one. A field of flowers on the roadside.

Someone in the car asked, "why is the hillside purple?" I didn't know if it was a stand of penstemons or something else, so we pulled over so to look. 

When I stepped out of the car, all about my feet was the most wonderful diversity of flowers!