I spent the morning wandering about the canyon/corridor west of Salida that leads to Monarch Pass. Finding the pretty aspen grove in the adjacent photos was probably the highlight of the fall foliage adventure.
	A quiet dirt road with foliage.
	One photo of a line of willows along the West Arkansas River in Maysville.
	This picture, taken of the village of Garfield, CO, had some potential with the steep hillside of pines and aspens, but I couldn't get around objects in the foreground and the green aspens to the left. Creating just the right composition was maddening, and I am not particularly happy with the quality of the photo, but I nevertheless thought it was worthy to display.

The Sawatch Mountains Nearby Autumn indeed comes very early to central Colorado and already the mountains have been getting pounded by numerous snowstorms. While it is autumn down in the valley, it is clearly winter up there! Above is the view of Mt. Princeton.

Mt. Shavano.

Not sure of the name of this mountain. Photo taken on State Highway 50 westbound between Poncha Springs and Maysville.