San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
Well we received a lot of rain last night, which meant snow for the mountains. What a treat – they sure look better with fresh snow!
Unfortunately, we also were hit by some very hard winds today. Not only were the leaves being blown off the trees, we saw entire trees knocked down onto the highway. We even saw a stop sign blown over. Needless to say, thanks to the high winds, the window of opportunity for fall colors may have been even smaller then I anticipated.
San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
We have many more pictures of the San Juan Mountains.
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These are spectacular. I especially love that bottom image. Winter is coming….
Great shots Ron! It was really nice meeting you and Janine. Here is a link with info to the Phil’s World and San Canyon trails near Cortez, they are really fun and great for photos. http://www.singletracks.com/bike-trails/phils-world.html , http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.aspx?trailid=BGR041-010.
If you do happen to go down there you are very close to Mesa Verde which is an amazing NP.
That wind was crazy yesterday!!
Best of luck,
Ryan.
Having grown up exploring the San Juans, these are especially pretty images to me! Thanks for sharing…
I just left a note but did not take..so I try again.
I wanted to let you know that I love coming to your site, it always makes me smile and puts me in ‘awe’. I love these photos..they are so brilliant and rich with color and depth. I have to say, I love how our surrounding look after a storm. It seems to bring out its fullness & color. You are so very lucky to travel to this beauty and we are lucky that you are able to bring them to us!
Great images Ron. Inspite of the inclement weather and grey sky, these images have turned out awesome. I loved the bottom one with spectacular colors and the wooden fence adding a strong sense of place. A real beauty I must say.
Just one question: In situation such as this where the sky is greyed out, do you also convert the color image to B &W to see which one of the two stands out more ?
Well looks like you captured some beauties. The yellows are out strong there. Very nice images Ron.
That top image is great, makes me want to visit there, nice work Ron.
Wow, love both images but the bottom one is especially nice with the interest of the wooden fence.
Thanks a lot for the comments!
Great to meet you as well Ryan – thanks for the links, that really looks like a fun trail!
kyungmee – thanks for taking the time to send such a nice message for a second time. I am very lucky! Knowing my efforts are appreciated makes it even more worthwhile.
Swap – I haven’t tried them as b&w – I usually don’t, but it might be a good option here, thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks again for the nice comments.
I could go home happy with what you have, Ron.
Thanks Richard – I think I’ll be going happy – maybe relieved would be a better word.
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nice pics of the sanjuans
Fabulous !!
Thanks for the tip Craig!
Thanks Nina!
Aspens and the snow, can’t beat it!
Where in the San Juan Mountains were these photos taken? They are great.
Thanks. These were taken on a dirt road out of Ridgeway, CR 5.