Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsAutumn air turns the aspens gold in West Chicago Creek outside of Idaho Springs, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.
The rites of fall are off balance this year, thanks to the pandemic. School? It feels like a chaotic mess. Football? Well, sorta. But fall foliage? Yes. Colorado delivers yet again with the epic contrast of golden aspens and deep green pines.
With an afternoon to spare I drove up Chicago Creek where the sights were spectacular, and then towards Georgetown and Guanella Pass where carpets if Aspen leaves are already on the forest floor and many branches already bare.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsAutumn air turns the aspens gold in West Chicago Creek outside of Idaho Springs.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsOn the way to West Chicago Creek campground.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsChicago Creek glistens behind gold aspens.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsIn the West Chicago Creek valley.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsWest Chicago Creek above the campround.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsGeorgetown's Alvarado Cemetery.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsMotorists coming down to Georgetown from Guanella Pass get up close and personal with a family of Big Horn Sheep, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsAutumn air turns the aspens gold above Georgetown, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.
Hart Van Denburg/CPR NewsAutumn air turns the aspens gold above Georgetown Reservoir, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.
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