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Autumn reflections at Twin lakes. I think that's an old submerged campfire ring in the foreground from a time when the lake was lower.
Aspen trees are native to cold regions with cool summers, in the north part of the Northern Hemisphere. They typically grow in large clonal colonies, derived from a single seedling. They thrive in the perfect climate of the Rocky Mountain Range.
A winding narrow dirt road is lined with fresh snow and aspen that are still clinging to a remnant of their fall color in the Colorado back country.
LEGEND OF THE ASPEN TREE: The great spirit came down to earth and all the trees bowed before him. All except the mighty and proud aspen. The great spirit said to the aspen trees because you do not honor me you shall forever tremble and quake. :) (it was raining, windy and cloudy up there this am but still the colors came through pretty good)
GRAND MESA this morning
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A favorite drive is on the road you can see on the left of the photo. It looks down on and follows that beautiful valley of gold below. There is a little creek down there but no way to get to it.
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I'm still sorting through pics from last fall. For any of my contacts that haven't been to Maroon Bells in Colorado this is the view when you look the other direction.
Had our first significant snow up atop the Grand Mesa (10,000 feet) and we had to get right up there to see if the trees were frosted which is one of my favorite things! Smile. They were at 12 degrees!
COLORAOD GRAND MESA
When heaven and earth touch I think it looks just like this! Smile.
SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
Colorado (Sept. 25)
More new aspen leaves with backlight. I adore these leaves, and this is for those of you less fond of birds on a stick.
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Like the leaves on these trees, I am dropping out of the cold weather and heading south. I will catch up with you in a few weeks.
It seems impossible that I took this shot this morning at about 10,000 ft. on the Grand Mesa of Colorado. Look at all that gold! AUTUMN has hit the high country!
Get lost in the colours. If you get lost in the woods you are lucky because this is right across the street from the Fire Station.
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High atop the Grand Mesa winter has arrived. This morning the trees were all iced with white frosting! What a world! It felt good to kick about in the snow this morning!
Grand Mesa
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Bev
Can you hear the wind? Long exposure on a stable tripod. I hesitated to leave this up last year, but assumed on Sliders Sunday folks might feel more lenient, even though I did little to the photo.
Only the wind moved on this cloudy day. Aspen leaves "quake" or tremble in the wind. The pink leaves came from a fruit tree of some sort.
About as shot from RAW. The camera and lens and Nikon 2x teleconverter were on a heavy duty tripod using a Jobu-Design gimbal head.
I adore these leaves and trees. But this is the first time I've let the strong wind determine the photo.
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Fall foliage is always breathtaking in the beautiful Rocky Mountains which extend 3.000 miles through North America. The forests are home to many species of birds and mammals including elk, mule deer, black bear, wolverine, cougar and lynx. Grizzly bears may exist in this region but there has not been a confirmed sighting of a grizzly bear in Colorado since 1979.