Fall Colors

Yesterday we went up to the mountains outside of Boulder to look at the fall foliage. There's a mix of evergreens and deciduous trees in the foothills, so the colors are beautiful. Mostly yellows, though. Lots of aspens and cottonwoods. The only reds I see regularly are the maple trees planted around town (along with the hot pink autumn colors of our burning bush in the backyard).  The trees have only started turning down where we live, but it was peaking just a few thousand feet higher.

I met a woman and her father while standing on the side of the road to get these shots. She was sweet enough to take a couple of photos of our family. I took one of her and her dad and e-mailed them out to her. Turns out her dad is one of the few remaining survivors of Iwo Jima. I thought that was pretty cool.!

On the way home we stopped at a dam, and at Boulder Falls. Amazingly, even though we were in close proximity with water, Caitlin did not come home sopping wet. Maybe there's hope for us yet!