So THIS is Colorado in Autumn! Last week my friend shared over coffee that the leaves were in full color at her cabin near Golden Gate Canyon State Park, so this weekend my family and I drove up the long and winding mountain road to experience Fall for ourselves. From afar, the mountains were spotted with vibrant Aspens resembling feathery brushes dipped in bright yellow paint. It's late September, yet the air was already surprisingly crisp with the lightest of snow flurries as we walked through this magical grove of Aspen trees. This past Spring we came face to face with a menacingly large Moose and his lovely bride on this same path. No such luck this time, but we were far from disappointed. Like Bob Ross used to say in his soft, hypnotic voice, "Go outside and make friends with a tree." Well, today I met lots of "happy little trees" and I loved every one of them.
