These pictures were taken today and tomorrow of 2015. We were hoping to return to South Central Colorado for fall break, but it didn’t work out. A revisit through the photo album will have to suffice. Which one do you like best?












We were fortunate the weather was perfect. Capturing a perfect day locks in the memory and lessens the sting of a humdrum day.
Just lovely 🙂
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Hi, Alex. Nothing like a sunny fall day….
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🙂
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Magic photographs – thanks for sharing!
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Thank you, sir!
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I like the header, ‘Gold Framing’ best. But they are all excellent, and each one a ‘keeper’ on its own merit.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Howdy,Pete. Thanks, I think that one is the best, too. Surrounded by the glow of an Aspen grove is magical. It’s hard to capture a feeling in photography, but I like practicing.
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You captured it just right for me, Cindy! x
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I’ve just emailed you….
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Replied with two emails.
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Those are all magical shots. It is hard to choose a favourite. ‘Aspen Buddies’ is special.
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Welcome! Biologists say an Aspen grove is alive, sharing the same root system, “talking” to each other. I believe it.
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All of these shots are beautiful, but “gold framing” indeed!
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Thanks for your vote, John. I reckon it is a popular shot among visitors. So magestic sitting there by there by the side of the road.
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Lovely lovely shots Cindy. I can’t choose just one!
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Thank you for the kind words, Fraggle.
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Great post ☺ All of these pictures are so beautiful that it is hard to choose which one tops them all. Keep up the great work ☺
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Thanks for the kind words, John. It’s amazing how much your photography skills improve when you are in a majestic spot!
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MY MY … how beautiful !! Superb shots.
I know that Fall seems early in the high country. A bitter sweet beauty.
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Yes, early this year. I bet it’s beautiful up in Alberta. I’d love to see your fall trees. 😉
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Fantastic. Trout Lake looks like something out of a dream. I want to go there!
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When I was a girl, I used to doodle and draw scenes. Repeatedly I would draw a lake with a mountain behind it and rolling hills in front with trees. When I saw Trout Lake for the first time, I was taken back. It was exactly out of my imagination.
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I don’t think that the Swiss Alps that I’ve seen are any more spectacular than that, especially your first photo.
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Me, too. And only seven hours away by car.
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Very hard to choose but I’ll go with 9. 🙂
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Hi Ian. Trout Lake is a postcard setting. Hard to take a bad shot. 😉
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A perfect day indeed. Yellow and blue is a perfect palette.
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I do think it’s my favorite pairing. I’m drawn to all its variations.
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I think the first is my favourite!
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I think the first is my favourite but they are all really lovely!
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Hi Abbi. When I first visited the Colorado Rockies, I was surprsed
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surprised how much they looked like the Alps.
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No.3 but it is very tough, one of the best Five Shots posts methinks.
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Thanks, Lloyd.
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Beautiful pictures!! We experienced the Aspens changing colors for the first time this year when going up to Grand Lake, CO for our wedding. Incredible!
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Welcome. I cannot wait to return. Thank you for stopping by.
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Fantastic. Too hard to pick one. #1, #9, and #12 are my favorites. Thank you!
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This was so calming, blue with golden tones. Lovely examples of natural wonders, Cindy.
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Thanks, again! I love the blue and gold palette. It was an eye-filling and soul-filling trip.
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Gold Framing is my favorite. Check out my Colorado stories at mcgeetraveltales.com. Thank you and safe travels!
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Thanks, Mcgee. I’ll check out your site. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Gorgeous colour, so different from here in Atlantic Canada, with the mixed forest of different colors.
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Hi Kelly, welcome! I have been to BC and thought it gorgeous. Isn’t it great to find the beauty in nature where ever you live?
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Oh yes. I love being outdoors. I love camping hiking seeing new waterfalls, standing on top of highest point and bluff. Such a great addiction.
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Your site is full of great shots. I was so close to New Brunswick but have not been to the Eastern side of Canada.
Stay warm!
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A lot of people go to the Rockies and Toronto and skip Eastern Canada, I have been all over Canada and I think the East is so beautiful, but tourist have to drive as it is not accessible,
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Colorado is a state with a beauty hard to beat anywhere in the world. Glad you had the chance to go there.
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Hi Ian. It is a right up there as the most beautiful. I have not been for 5 years. Can’t wait to
expolore!
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