On our recent trip, Tanya and I spent a couple of days camping outside Ouray, Colorado in the San Juan Mountains. I had hoped that being there in late September would result in nice fall colors in the aspens. That was not the case; it seems fall colors are late this year (I’ll need to remember this for future La Nina years, and next year appears to be another).
While I didn’t get the good fall colors I had hoped for, I did have fun shooting the area. With only two days, my photography was limited to a couple of areas: along the “Million Dollar Highway” between Ouray and Silverton and along State Highway 62 (and south of it along various county roads) between Ridgway and Dallas Divide. The photos here were all taken in these areas. Enjoy, and feel free to tell my what you think.
Aspens reflect in Crystal LakeSunrise on Red Mountain and Crystal Lake, note the frosty foregroundMacro shot of frosty leaves near the lake shoreMore frosty leaves by Crystal LakeHayden Mountain and Crystal LakeOld mine near Red Mountain PassYankee Girl Mine, also near Red Mountain PassAspens, still green unfortunately, and the Sneffels RangeAnother view of the Sneffels RangeTwo-shot panorama of the Sneffels RangeSunset over the Courthouse Mountain and the San Juans
