But I might suggest you expand your idea of color a bit. It seems to me the most interesting color of the Wallowas is in its geology. It's not exactly "colorful" I suppose, but it's varied and unpredictable. I'm no geologist, but I suspect the Wallowas are a geologist's paradise. It's chock full of mixed-up things like this (over Aneroid Lake):
And this (viewed from near Jewett Lake):
And this necktie thing (above Frazier Lake, sorry for the poor photo quality):
It's interesting to me how the geology changes from west to east. Polaris Pass offers a fantastic vantage point to observe the white granite to the west and the darker grays and browns to the east:
Here's a closer view to the west:
And to the east:
As for color on the ground (flowers and such), I've never thought of the Wallowas as the place to go for that. Maybe it's more colorful in the early summer--I've never been there then. But the fall colors can be nice. You can see some of those in the Polaris Pass pictures above. I forget what those things are called, but they were everywhere in mid-September:
If you do choose the Dollar Lake area, you'll be within easy reach of Polaris Pass as well as Jewett Lake and its nearby view down onto Aneroid Lake:
And finally, here are those meadows above Aneroid Lake everyone talks about:
You can't lose in the Wallowas.
