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Fall Color in Colorado

Orchids may be our favorites, but natural beauty comes in many forms. That certainly includes the stunning fall colors of the Colorado Rockies. Dave and I recently visited Southwest Colorado, and enjoyed awe-inspiring mountains gilded in their autumn foliage.

View of mountains and fall foliage near Silverton, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, pine trees, and mountains with snow, Rocky Mountains, Western SlopeView of mountains, Trout Lake, and fall foliage near Ames, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, pine trees, and mountains with snow, Rocky Mountains, Western Slope, reflection on lakeView of mountains and fall foliage near Silverton, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, pine trees, and mountains with snow, Rocky Mountains, Western Slope

View of mountains and fall foliage near Rico, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, blue spruce, pine trees, and mountain, Rocky Mountains, Western SlopeView of fall foliage near Rico, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, pine trees, on mountainside, Rocky Mountains, Western SlopeYellow Columbine flowers in Telluride, Colorado

The bright yellow leaves belong to aspens. In the thin mountain air around 10,000 feet (3048 m), there were a few orange and red varieties, but most were sporting yellow. Contrasted against green conifers and blue sky, the golden aspens easily stand out, whether it’s a single tree or a vast forest. A couple of idyllic mountain lakes, along with Columbines and a Dahlia from local gardens, complete the picture for one of Mother Nature’s best shows.

Dahlia flower in a garden in Dolores, ColoradoView of mountains and fall foliage near Ames, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, pine trees, and mountains with snow, Rocky Mountains, Western SlopeView of Molas Lake, mountains and fall foliage in Silverton, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, pine trees, and mountains with snow, Rocky Mountains, Western Slope, reflection in lake

Fall foliage near Rico, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, Rocky Mountains, Western SlopeMountains and fall foliage near Silverton, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers and mountains with snow, Rocky Mountains, Western SlopeFall foliage near Silverton, Colorado, yellow aspen trees and conifers, pine trees, and mountains with snow, Rocky Mountains, Western Slope

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This entry was posted on Friday, October 7th, 2016 at 8:02 pm and is filed under General Gardening, Misc, Photos.

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  1. AboutOrchids » Blog Archive » A Big, Purple Sobralia Orchid Says:
    October 16th, 2016 at 8:23 pm

    […] After a quick growth spurt, it flowered before we left for our recent trip to Colorado. […]