One of the things I had been hoping for during our visit to Colorado was a glimpse of some of the legendary “Gold Rush” of Aspen trees in their fall splendour.  While there are parts of the state that are “better” for Aspen, I knew that there should be enough of them around Fort Collins to make the effort worthwhile.

We spent today along the Cache La Poudre River in the Poudre Canyon.  The Aspen were starting to turn, and there were a number of places where the color had just about reached their peak.  Combined with our visit to RMNP, I’m very happy with the returns from our efforts.

Tomorrow it’s on to northern Wyoming and some drastically cooler weather.  After seeing 70s and 80s here in Colorado, we’re looking at 40s in Wyoming and Montana.