9/29/2012
Took a trip to the Colorado mountains to view the color change of the leaves.
I was afraid it was past prime viewing but it turned out to be really a great time.
I took a few shots as I was driving along so some window reflections show up.
The clouds were heavy and I ran into a little rain
The hillsides were so colorful even where there were no trees, just scrub brush. Some gold, rust and yellow. A real rainbow of clolors.
A friend and I from Grand Junction went around the Grand Mesa and over McClure Pass to Paonia, Hotchkiss and Carbondale. Everywhere you looked there was a "Wow, look at that"
Around every corner was another breathtaking sight.
Some of the mountains were snow capped already.
Just had to take a snap or two of this colorful home and their flower garden, as did my friend. She uses a big SLR with mutiple lens, I have only a small point and shoot camera but at least it catches some memories for me.
Isn't this blue house and yellow flowers a great view. This was in the little town of paonia. We ate lunch in the city park. We missed by one day their annual mountain harvest festival, but we avoided the crowds as well.
I even caugt one of the hundreds of bees in action gathering the pollen.
It was a wonderful reminder of how God's Creation declares his glory. We felt drunk with the overwhelming beauty which created a kind of ecstasy.
I came home tired but filled with joy at having spent some time with and old friend. 
I will remember this year as being one of the best leaf peeping trip of my many years here.
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