A few more photos from our Colorado trip.
It was still a bit early for the aspens at the higher elevation of Grand Mesa National Forest. The acres of yellow leaves in the fall must be a sight to see!
A marmot watched us carefully from his lair in the rocks beside the road.
A grouse in the Gunnison National Park let us get only so close before flying away.
A yellow warbler was singing to us as we walked along the Gunnison River at the bottom of Black Canyon.
At this lower elevation, the aspens were a beautiful pale green.
About halfway up the canyon road, the aspens were a little further behind and decorated with tiny yellow-green leaves.
Near Placerville, we stopped for lunch alongside another river and found a lovely, coppery birch log shining in the sun.
Next up, red rock cliffs and wildflowers along Highway 141. Cheers!
Aspen trees nestled between the shrub-steppe and a Ponderosa Pine forest are the most beautiful trees in the world. The end.
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