What a difference 20 degrees makes!

No, we are not talking of temperature. 
We're talking of latitude.

Compare this "fern" at 37 degrees N to those at 57 N. 

Pretty puny. And, in fact, it's really a weed. At first glance we thought it looked like a fern.

At 57N the fern were so tall you could not find an 85 pound lab walking through a summer field.
On the other hand, at 37N

there are other plants are tall enough to accomplish that feat.

And who would have thought we'd find Pushki (Heracleum maximum, or Cow Parsnip) here at 37N?

Sure its not abundant. 
We have been walking past this small growth for 3 weeks and only noticed it yesterday!
(Wonder if it'll give as much of a rash after you touch it and are exposed to sun 
as it did up in the north....'cause sun is one thing we have a lot of here. )

And, upon returning home, in the approaching early evening rainstorm....

 we discovered a little replica of "Kodiak", for sure!


And wouldn't you agree,  even if you are from "Colorful Colorado",

 that a scene that's almost a B&W....

if you zoom in close....
can be as beautiful  as a colorful "Kodachrome" ?