Showtime on Kenosha Pass

All it takes is a good stiff wind to strip the golden leaves right off their silvery limbs. 

And then, you miss the Aspen leaves changing colors by one day.
I know, it's happened to me.

But this year, we hit it at just the right time:  the first day of Autumn.

And it was spectacular. I just had to share some of the pictures Ron took.

Usually Aspen turn a bright gold but this year there was quite a bit of orange too. 

At 10,000 feet, a rustic fence zigzagging through a meadow 

adds another dimension to this gorgeous view. 

I wanted to run through this tawny meadow singing "The hills are alive . . ."

These colors simply cannot be recreated by man. 

That blue Colorado sky enhances the gold leaves

and the slightest breeze sends the shimmering leaves all a quiver. 

I don't think I could pick my favorite shot if I had to but this one would be close to the top.

Kenosha Pass has quite a fascinating history. 

It was used by Ute Indians to reach their hunting grounds in South Park, by white trappers in the
19th century, and by prospectors during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush of the 1860s.
During the Silver Boom in Colorado, the pass became a main route to the mines
in Leadville, Breckenridge and Aspen.

This is the other side of the pass looking south.
Mares' tail clouds over South Park. 

Today, although we went on a week day, cars lined both sides of the road and filled the parking lot. Ready for the show!

God's country.

Photos by Ron Boyd.

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