When an Early Autumn Walks the Land

In the Cincinnati area we don’t experience fall until almost the first week of November, so here are some images from the mountains of Colorado (and a couple from Utah) where the end of September / beginning of October brings chilling breezes to the summer trees.

Willie, Johnny, Waylon and Kris: Four horses on Last Dollar Highway on the way to Telluride, Colorado.

The San Juan Mountains at the famous Dallas Divide just outside Ridgeway, Colorado.

Recently fallen aspen leaves just after the rain.

A foggy morning on hillside along the Million Dollar Highway outside of Ouray, Colorado

Sunset over Kebler Pass in the Gunnison National Forest just outside of Crested Butte, Colorado.

A rainbow makes an appearance at the Dallas Divide.

Sunrise at Lost Lakes Campground in the Gunnison National Forest.

A lonesome tree greets its brethren from across the valley along Last Dollar Highway on the way to Telluride, Colorado.

The Colorado Boy Mine found along the Million Dollar Highway along the way to Silverton, Colorado.

The famous Chimney Rock rising above Owl Creek Pass outside of Ridgeway, Colorado.

The gondola leading from downtown Telluride to Mountain Village up on Bald Mountain.

A bend along the Escalante River outside of Escalante, Utah.

The majestic Owl Creek Pass outside of Ridgeway, Colorado.

A late-afternoon sun fills up a bend in the path along Owl Creek Pass.

A barn found along Last Dollar Highway on the way to Telluride, Colorado.

The famous barn from the 1969 film “True Grit” found along Last Dollar Higway.

A golden aspen reaching for the sun in Gunnison National Forest.

A moody morning on Million Dollar Highway just outside Ouray, Colorado.

The multi-colored aspens found along Kebler Pass in the Gunnison National Forest.