Colorado Fall Color
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San Juan Mountains

Lake San Cristobal Overlook, Lake City, Colorado
Fall color in Colorado is an annual treat to the local photographer, and a dream vacation destination for those in other parts of the country. This past September, finally, I was able to spend a fair amount of time on the road in the central and southwest mountains as the colors turned.

With my parents bouncing around in the truck and rental jeep, I wandered around the Crested Butte / Kebler Pass area for a few days, then headed down to the San Juans at Lake City and Ouray for the better part of a week. The return trip took us through Mesa Verde, McClure Pass, the Maroon Bells, and Independence Pass.

Though we were a little early in the Crested Butte area, we hit the color dead-on around Lake City and the Alpine Loop jeep roads.

The pink traces on the map below show where we went.
Map reproduced from colorado-directory.com
Owl Creek Pass Road

Ridgway, Colorado
Aspen Glow

Independence Pass, Colorado
San Juan Mountains

Windy Point Overlook, Slumgullion Pass, Colorado
Hillside of Color Behind Aspens

McClure Pass, Colorado
Cascade

Henson Creek Road - Alpine Loop, Colorado
Orange and Green Aspens

Deer Lake Road, Colorado
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