Tiny Baetis mayflies are perhaps the most commonly encountered and imitated by anglers on all American trout streams due to their great abundance, widespread distribution, and trout-friendly emergence habits.
Hopefully it's a good look.
Wonderful! In CO, too, it was the ground cover that lit up in autumn. Just reveled in it.
On another note, do you ever do any bird hunting up there?
Curious... Do you know if the tree distribution in the second image is due to fire, water, or frost?