September | 2007 | The Wandering Path

Rocky Mountain Autumn, Part 1

When we left Laramie for the Rocky Mountains in Dillon, Colorado, it was already evening. We traveled on the backroads down through the Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests, winding down two lane roads in the valleys, with mountains on either side of us. As usual, I was leaning as far out of the car window as I could with the seat belt strangling me trying to take pictures. Most of them were too close up and came out as impressionistic blurs, but I got some wonderful photos of the sun setting behind the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.

A Colorado sunset

I went for a walk with my camera the first morning. The aspen are turning their incredible, glowing intense gold. I love the way they look against a blue autumn sky.

We are just a quick jaunt from Dillon Lake (actually a reservoir). It is beautiful, with the mountains rising all around it, fir trees, pines and aspen ringing it, and the sail boats skimming on it.

I took a lot of pictures of the lake and the sailboats. I am sure I will take more before I am done, too.

While I was standing on the floating dock taking photos, a whole flock of sailboats came out from around the point into the part of the lake where I was. They were so peaceful and beautiful!

This is the Blue River, which runs through Dillon and Silverthorne. The golden aspen on the banks were spectacular.

September 23, 2007 | Categories: Pictures | 8 Comments

And So It Begins…

Here in Laramie, at 7200 feet of elevation, summer’s end comes early. Already the days grow cooler, and soon we will have our first frost and golden aspen and cottonwoods. You can already smell woodsmoke on the evening air, and folks are covering up their tomato plants or bringing in the ones growing in pots – they’ve only just had ripened fruit. We are enjoying the last days of true summer.