Yellow color of Guanella Pass Road

This is a bit unbelievable - October is here but most of the leaves down in Denver are green and summery. Yeah, the wind is playing with some dry leaves here and there but it doesn't feel like a Fall is here, does it?

 

Honestly I didn't expect much in the mountains either. So I was pleasantly surprised to find the Fall colors bright and yellow when I was driving back home after the Silver Dollar Lake hike (click here to see the hike - Silver Dollar Lake hike ).

It was such a great contrast for me to move from still green-ish Denver to the white and snowy hike in the mountains and enjoy bright colors on my way back to the city.

I didn't stop much and hiked to see the leaves closer but snapped a couple of pictures while I slowed down for hairpin bends on the road...

 

Pictures were taken on October 01, 2022.