2011 Fall Colors

I just returned from an 1,100 mile trip around Colorado shooting the fall colors, travelling to areas around Aspen, Crested Butte, and Ouray. I hope you enjoy the images!

While most of the trees had lost their leaves, there were a few straglers to add color to the canyon.
Late Fall, Oak Creek

While most of the trees had lost their leaves, there were a few straglers to add color to the canyon. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

 Multi-colored aspens near Ouray, Colorado
Last Dollar Road I

 Multi-colored aspens near Ouray, Colorado. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Rain saturates the colors in an aspen grove near Ouray
Owl Creek IV

Rain saturates the colors in an aspen grove near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Rain saturates the colors of changing aspen leaves near Ouray.
Owl Creek II

Rain saturates the colors of changing aspen leaves near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Rain saturates the colors of changing aspen leaves near Ouray.
Owl Creek V

Rain saturates the colors of changing aspen leaves near Ouray.
Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Fallen aspen leaves. Independence Pass near Aspen.
Aspen leaves

Fallen aspen leaves. Independence Pass near Aspen. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Autumn brings a collage of colors to this aspen grove. Near Ouray.
Last Dollar IV

Autumn brings a collage of colors to this aspen grove. Near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

A snow storm gathers around the peaks of the Sneffels Range while the aspens and autumn foliage change below. Near Ouray.
Sneffels Range III

A snow storm gathers around the peaks of the Sneffels Range while the aspens and autumn foliage change below. Near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Fall aspens reflecting in a pond on Owl Creek Pass, near Ouray.
Owl Creek VI

Fall aspens reflecting in a pond on Owl Creek Pass, near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

The browns and reds of autumn scrub oak dominate this hillside along Owl Creek Pass near Ouray.
Owl Creek IX

The browns and reds of autumn scrub oak dominate this hillside along Owl Creek Pass near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Rain saturates the colors of changing aspen leaves near Ouray.
Owl Creek I

Rain saturates the colors of changing aspen leaves near Ouray.
Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

An early autumn snowfall creeps over the mountains of the Sneffels Range, near Ouray.
Mount Sneffels Range II

An early autumn snowfall creeps over the mountains of the Sneffels Range, near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

Fall aspens are reflected in a pond along Owl Creek Pass, near Ouray.
Owl Creek VII

Fall aspens are reflected in a pond along Owl Creek Pass, near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

The fall aspen colors begin to glow as the early morning sun illuminates the hillside. Last Dollar Road between Ouray and Telluride...
Last Dollar VI

The fall aspen colors begin to glow as the early morning sun illuminates the hillside. Last Dollar Road between Ouray and Telluride. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

An aspen tree changing colors along Owl Creek Pass, near Ouray.
Owl Creek VIII

An aspen tree changing colors along Owl Creek Pass, near Ouray. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.

An autumn blizzard obscures the changing aspens just west of Breckenridge.
Snow and Aspens

An autumn blizzard obscures the changing aspens just west of Breckenridge. Photo © copyright by Scott Fricke.