Beautiful morning... fall morning...

Fall is here! Not just because it’s September 27th and the season officially started a week ago… but because the Colorado colors have finally arrived. It was a bit late this year, and for a while it felt like we wouldn’t see much of those bright hues. But we were wrong and now they’re HERE! 

Early Saturday morning, I headed out… though I wasn’t exactly sure where I was going :) I took I-70, turned toward Evergreen, and before reaching the town I veered off onto one of my favorite mountain highways - Squaw Pass Road. Soon I pulled into a small parking lot and decided to hike up to Beaver Brook Reservoir, a little man-made lake not far from the road. The sun was just peeking over the tree line, and as I was getting ready to start, the first rays lit up an aspen across the lot. I took it as a good sign ;)

 

Buena Vista and hummingbirds - Labor Day weekend. Part 2

After leaving the Red Cliff Bridge (click here to refresh your memory - Labor day weekend - the beginning), we drove down the road and spent most of the day in Leadville. We visited a couple of museums and strolled along the main street. But let’s skip that part for now and jump to our next stop: the town of Buena Vista.

 

Labor day weekend - the beginning. Part 1

That morning we found ourselves on the road... What a wonderful feeling - driving 70 miles per hour toward new discoveries and adventures... And the first adventure wasn't long in coming... Although we left behind beautiful sunny weather downhill, it started raining right after Idaho Springs... And it poured down hard, dramatically changing the landscape and making the drive along the winding I-70 less enjoyable than it should have been... But... we've lived in Colorado for quite some time, and this change didn't surprise us at all, except perhaps slowing us down a little... though not much ;)

 

It's here! Maybe fall is coming ;)

Today we woke up early and just couldn’t stay home. The foliage downhill is only starting to change… and we hoped to see more of it up in the mountains. So, without much thinking, we drove up to Central City to check if we were right... and… we were!

 

Late August flowers...

We are entering the phase, when the summer flowers are giving way to fall ones... So let's take a last look at them before they disappear... But, probably, let's start with damselflies ;) We may not see them until next spring...