It's peak leaf season. In Colorado, that simply means it's the very best moment to head to the high country to be dazzled by the striking gold of the Quakies (Aspen) and Cottonwood trees. Unlike autumn in the Northeast, there isn't much "color" because it's nearly all gold, but it is still pretty spectacular.
Luke and I made a trek to the Collegiate Peaks this weekend. So named because of the 14k foot peaks rising above it all and appropriately named Mount Princeton, Harvard, and Yale. There are a handful of other 14'ers right there with them, but they're claimed by other ranges (such as the Mosquito Range). Anyway, it was certainly an adventure!
I didn't get nearly the amount of pictures I'd hoped for, but Luke and I were just having fun traipsing around in the splendor presented to us. We watched a moron climb the side of a mountain in tennis shoes, sat and marveled, as always, at the mountain goats (they were galloping around chasing each other on the cliffs today), heard a few of the elk bugling somewhere in the hills around us, giggled at the black squirrels, and enjoyed the peaceful serenity of the deer. It was a glorious day!
Luke and I made a trek to the Collegiate Peaks this weekend. So named because of the 14k foot peaks rising above it all and appropriately named Mount Princeton, Harvard, and Yale. There are a handful of other 14'ers right there with them, but they're claimed by other ranges (such as the Mosquito Range). Anyway, it was certainly an adventure!
I didn't get nearly the amount of pictures I'd hoped for, but Luke and I were just having fun traipsing around in the splendor presented to us. We watched a moron climb the side of a mountain in tennis shoes, sat and marveled, as always, at the mountain goats (they were galloping around chasing each other on the cliffs today), heard a few of the elk bugling somewhere in the hills around us, giggled at the black squirrels, and enjoyed the peaceful serenity of the deer. It was a glorious day!
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Gorgeous pics! How would you ever move from there? :)
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