Foothills, montane, subalpine. Woodlands. Summer.
Lone Mesa State Park, August 4, 2008.

Foothills, montane, subalpine. Woodlands. Summer.
Lone Mesa State Park, August 4, 2008.

Foothills, montane, subalpine. Woodlands, meadows. Summer, fall.
Above: Ryman Creek Trail, July 28, 2019.
Left: Near the Dolores-Norwood Road, June 15, 2006.

Foothills, montane, subalpine. Woodlands, meadows. Summer, fall.
Little Taylor Creek Trail, July 28, 2005.  Lone Mesa State Park, September 22, 2008.

The long, narrow, pointed seed-pods give rise to the common names "Crane’s Bill", "Stork's Bill", and "Heron's Bill".  When the pods dry, they split along the long axis, curl, and reveal the seeds.  

Foothills, montane, subalpine. Woodlands, meadows. Summer, fall.
Left: Sharkstooth Trail, August 30, 2004 and Navajo Lake Trail, September 24, 2012.
Below: Sharkstooth Trail, September 1, 2016 and U.S. Basin, August 9, 2017.

It is common for a few Geranium richardsonii leaves to turn red early in the summer and for red leaves to increase in number through the summer. As the photograph immediately below shows, by fall, red leaves dominate.

The final photograph below shows Geranium richardsonii in its full glory dotting a wildflower meadow at tree-line with hundreds of plants and thousands of white flowers.