The start of October begins the end of the fall season in the high country of Colorado. I wish this colorful time lasted longer than a couple weeks. I suppose the short and sweet window of photographic opportunities is what makes it so exciting. This year, we took a family trip to the San Juans and chose photography locations that would be easily accessible so we could take the kids along for the ride. We stayed 2 nights at a hotel near Ridgway and 1 night camping in the Uncompahgre National Forest. The colors overall were a bit dull compared to our visit to this area 3 years ago, but there were still many pockets of bright gold.
This is a big photo dump from the trip. It's divided into 2 major areas:
Oray/Ridgway/Telluride
![Crystal Lake Panorama Crystal Lake Million Dollar Highway Ouray Colorado fall Autumn](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIihQw7TVJgz8Owo3OP0xvpdH6K-l5oNueymdtJ9d_mByyWcOw-VMBBWBrTUHcaNGmglhv4C96Pt8Vj2rgrQM36mutK-i7YjQsUpG-5CxzkhywUBoIHkAktdKQuDy1hL_6j2J1mqUNcmw/s640/Crystal+Lake+Pano+blog.jpg) |
Crystal Lake near Ouray |
![Mount Sneffels Mt. Sneffels Sunrise](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPoj8A0VvqKSCv_JU-4w9iztFF1xShavchcTEub_CFVnVRmaMQbTr3m_7NZy4UuRkxfGpdIwJlQjnH_Dt4BqAPWxeSF51LnXzWgoXTgLPo7D5eE1U0CTM5_PKdLszg1ZqKKrsOE6Tcho/s640/Sneffels+Classic+blog.jpg) |
Mt. Sneffels |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeAmL-DQSBYlKYdhHvoOfJ90ypwuZcql_haFC__0Zct2C6PXLbPhBxeqTcfz_ALlkhUBr-0f_YDKkcXQxNWYF7D106IfASzRI8SlDH3mL5W3WDYsbBJu9sxske1lxyc1pb2JRsREIyPA/s640/Dallas+Divide+2017+blog.jpg) |
Dallas Divide |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwtwJu4CfaZ5UjCha-5KicnQ0ULrGp6oTaAf61BC6phmTbJ1sjTsKGNS4qzKNhOUCYaRiLBc3AcJrQIAkbDiYE6mlyrhse_R2gW2ROT7j3lPnsqBmiheWAGgDzvzntpQC4LbF6qjvL5Y/s640/Hayden+blog.jpg) |
Last Dollar Road |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_0cjdRHRjsNaf81QtDuRcXJM-pT4F6IOhTXS-h_huAuI1-aaM_rljuZiEZeYdUTPhjrUnMXMDBeAdzYbO8zSXi2COdKGW5iT5PtB4MFnyLO_nuZQKq0goSjrEcTSOoHqoTI69ZMvkNM/s640/S9+Hey+pano+blog.jpg) |
Ralph Lauren's Ranch |
The Cimarron Mountains
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDRVlO7C6n3OkxRyw_nwP9bo5bwyZEOdTechNdRCnhmnSBSX3gB69W4dfmNQJ8dkBrgcbKIh61Fx_2ulhsl8Xn5YHzmyxobTXFj9XFKlDO4Q03WSEZ9HBWmH7cS74XyFB1RtAXWN6UJHc/s640/Owl+Creek+Pass+2017+blog.jpg) |
Owl Creek Pass |
All of these images are for sale as photography prints at
http://aaronspong.com/collections/autumn
Awe-inspiring!
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