you see these all over the mountains of colorado. they are scars from when a bear scratched the trunk of the aspen tree

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Brilliant Sun Flare In mature Aspen Forest During Fall Near Flagstaff, AZ

I thought these trees were beautiful, and of course I loved the name :p. There are many of them up in the flagstaff area. They flourish in forests after forest fires, and when the forests start to grow back in they die because they struggle to survive in the shade. I just thought there white bark was so pretty as we were driving past.

Fall colors on Forest Road 226. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG7972. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

6/26/2009

Starting Location: Bear Ridge Trail

Destination: Vermillion Valley Resort

4.10 miles 876.50

Shirt - Old Navy

Vintage Belt - eBay

Skirt- Gap vis Greene Street Consignment

Shoes - eBay

This is what I wore on Friday. I wasn't really sure what I was going to wear until I filped threw the March issue of Nylon Mag and stumbled upon their spread, "The Farmer's Daughter" and instantly knew I wanted to wear this!

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Do you ever wonder where a road goes? I always wonder what is around the bend, or where does the road lead to. This 2 track actually led to a really nice campsite.

There was something surrealistic about these aspen trees. That's the way it seemed to me any way.

Near my sledding hill.

Rabbit Brush in full bloom with Aspen Trees in the background just starting to get their fall colors. Looking north -- near the Great Western Train Head."

Aspen tree trunk in a family member's yard in Cody, Wyoming

Aspen Trees on a Blue Winter Sky.....cold day in Colorado....but the contrast caught my eye.

Named after the road, this ranch not only has a memorable name, but some of the most gorgeous scenery in Colorado.

To find this place take Colorado 62 west out of Ridgeway about 20 miles to Last Dollar Road. It's the backway to Telluride.

Enjoy, but remember to keep your eyes on the road, if you can!

Fall colors on Forest Road 206. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG8037. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

The leaves of the aspen trees turning their fall colors in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, as photographed from the flight deck of a Dash 8 Q400 at 25,000' MSL, September 2010.

Fall colors on Forest Road 206. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG8038. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

Fall colors on Forest Road 206. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG7996. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

This beaver was very busy chewing aspen trunks into pieces that he could swim with back to the dam. I had been trying for months to get a good picture of him but he would always swim off real fast. I got lucky one day when he was up away from the pond getting this piece of aspen..... so i stood on the bridge above and waited for him and here is the shot! :)

Aspen Trees Bishop Creek Canyon

Fall colors on Forest Road 226. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG7974. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

Aspen trees in peak fall color, south of Prescott AZ on Walker Rd.

I've been after a shot like this for a while. To me fall in Colorado means aspen groves with yellow leaves scattered all over. It feels good to have finally gotten this shot, though I'm sure a better shot was to be had somewhere.

Aspen Trees and Grasslands

Fall colors on Forest Road 206. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG7986. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

Spring aspen trees just getting their new leaves. Near Fishlake, Utah.

Shirt - Old Navy

Vintage Belt - eBay

Skirt- Gap vis Greene Street Consignment

Shoes - eBay

This is what I wore on Friday. I wasn't really sure what I was going to wear until I filped threw the March issue of Nylon Mag and stumbled upon their spread, "The Farmer's Daughter" and instantly knew I wanted to wear this!

More on: www.theaspentree.blogspot.com

One lone yellow aspen tree grows among pine trees in the fall. Taken in Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado

Fall colors on Forest Road 222. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG8047. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

I hiked the trail along Tranquille Creek one afternoon last week. As the light slipped from behind the scattered clouds onto the silt bluffs, I snapped this image.

Fall colors on Forest Road 222. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG8043. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

Fall colors on Forest Road 206. North Kaibab district. 9-27-17. IMG8032. Photo by David Hercher. Credit the U.S. Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Kaibab National Forest.

Shot from the back of my own mount, the trusty Tucson. I probably shot several dozen photos from horseback, most of which didn't come out so well because of (predictable) focusing and camera-shake problems. But I like this one, as it gives a real flavor of the ride and of the beautiful Aspen trees that gave the town its name. Olympus E-500, Zuiko Digital 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 lens.

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On the side of the uphill approach on a hillside in South Central Colorado.