Aspens and Scenery-September 25, 2017

We made a quick trip to Estes Park last week because we knew the road was going to be closed this week. It was also Aspen viewing time because the leaves are changing quickly. It was an unusually beautiful day.

Bronze statues don't always show up well in pictures. This is a nice

piece of work. It is a cowboy emptying water out of his boot. I have seen

the full sized one somewhere but can't recall where. This one is only about

3 feet tall but still very nice.

 

Now I will show the scenery we saw while looking for changing Aspen trees. We were a little late in that some of the trees were already brown.

 

 

 

 

 

The mountain on the left is Mount Meeker. It is 13,911 feet in elevation.

The one in the center is Long's Peak. It is 14,256 in elevation. Tree line

is 10,000 feet. Mount Meeker is considered to be an extension of Long's Peak.

You can see the bridge between the two with snow on it. The mountain on the

right does not have a name that I am aware of. If I find something differently

I will let you know.

 

It was a great trip. And to add fun to it we bought very fresh taffy at The Taffy Shop, our favorite place. Yummy taffy!