Reflections on Autumn

The change of seasons is always a time for reflection.  Fall tends to elicit a mix of emotions in most of us.  There is melancholy for the loss of a warm summer days, the dread of cold and winter, but the excitement and anticipation of the high spirited holiday season.  The colors slowly turn from mixed green to yellow, to bright orange and crimson.  The pictures in this post present several perspectives on those varied colors and emotions.

 

City Reflections

The San Juan's in Full Color

Colorado is one of the most beautiful places in the country to watch the colors change.  Every corner of the state gives you a different perspective on the annual spectacle.  The beauty of the San Juan mountains only enhances the fall colors -- with a reminder that they are temporary and winter follows closely.

 

My Favorite Vaga!

Gateway Getaway Part II

Leaving Gateway headed south you encounter an entirely different landscape.  Large granite mountains are replaced with towering sandstone canyons.  With motorcycle and classic car club drivers for company, each turn in the road provides wonderful new picture perfect vistas.

Unaweep Canyon 

Hanging Flume

The hanging flume was an engineering marvel in the late 1800's.  Designed to carry water to the placer gold mining operations some six miles from its source, the project was never fully completed.  It is still a marvel to contemplate from high above the Dolores River.