The mountain meadows around here are a strange color. I guess it's because they're really marshes at this time of year.

Dave Sapsis explains further:
"Jim, If you were referring to the rusty/reddish color of the meadows, that is actually due to the plant composition -- sedges, a genus of grasslike plants common to wet areas, have reddish stems. They are easily identifiable up close by their triangular shaped cross section stems. They also tend to
grow in groups somewhat dominating the plant cover in areas, lending the mottled reddish color to portions of meadows."

The mountain meadows around here are a strange color. I guess it's because they're really marshes at this time of year.

Dave Sapsis explains further:
"Jim, If you were referring to the rusty/reddish color of the meadows, that is actually due to the plant composition -- sedges, a genus of grasslike plants common to wet areas, have reddish stems. They are easily identifiable up close by their triangular shaped cross section stems. They also tend to
grow in groups somewhat dominating the plant cover in areas, lending the mottled reddish color to portions of meadows."