Lower Mohawk Lake at the foot of Quandary Peak.
A peek at a peak.
A light dusting at Breckenridge from Boreas Pass Road.
Striking gold at every turn.
Not quite the peak of the season, but putting on a good show.
Shadows stretch across the road as days shorten.
Colorado gold takes my breath away.
Has autumn arrived in your neck of the woods?
Click here for another great fall hike in Breckenridge!
All photos taken with a Sony Nex 3N DSLR
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Susie Lindau's Wild Ride 
Fabulous photos! It’s spring in NZ just now – but come autumn, we don’t get golden hillsides like you do. Most of the trees (and especially the native ones) are evergreens. There are imported deciduous trees in the towns – especially our street, and I swear ALL the leaves end up in our driveway. But that’s another story…
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Hahaha! Murphy’s Law!
Happy Spring! I thought of all my down under friends when I wrote this.
Thank you!
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Beautiful photos, Susie! A few bits of Autumn color have arrived and I’m looking foward to more. 🙂
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There are some tinges and bright blazing bushes, but most of the trees here in Boulder are green.
Thanks Coleen!
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Wonderful pics!
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Thanks for taking a virtual hike with me!
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“Wild thoughts?” Always, but I’m a gentleman so I’ll restrain myself. Great pictures. thanks for the brain vacation.
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Take a vacation here on the Wild Side anytime Jay!!!
Great to “see” you!
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Lovely, Susie! Fall has hit LA, though the changes are more subtle than in Colorado. I’m digging the added breeze and slight drop in temperature. Less than 3 months until Christmas! 🙂
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I know. It’s scary isn’t it????
I feel like the last 6 months are a blur.
Thanks August!
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Wow, your photography is beautiful!
It feels like fall here in Arizona. Cooler temps, and the snowbirds have arrived.
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The snowbirds! Of course! Those friends from the north.
Thanks so much. 🙂
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No, we are so blessed in the Southern Hemisphere, Spring has arrived, and it will be excellent weather right through till May next year. But your autumn photos are beautiful!
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Thanks so much and for coming by to take a peek!
I had thought of all of you just starting spring. There are quite a few!
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It’s getting there. Our peak is usually around Columbus Day. Enjoy your spectacular colors!
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That’s a good way to remember it. Thanks so much! I will be heading out to the Midwest, but may be too early…
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Stunning. And that little bit of snow at Breck is making my itchy to drag my snowboard down from the attic and hop a plan to Denver right now!
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It’s a little thin…Hahaha! They are going to open Peak 6 this year and Danny wanted me to hike up there yesterday. Nope. We didn’t make it… Soon I will have skiing dreams. I can’t wait!
Thank you!
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So beautiful! I love the colors! Here in Southern California our signs of Autumn are a bit more subtle, but I’ll take them any way I can find them. It’s still hot as heck, but the days are shorter and the nights are cooler…so there you go! 🙂
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You gotta believe that eventually it will get cooler if there isn’t as much sun! That’s what I tell myself when we get a heat wave in October.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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We don’t get fall here in Southern California so I can’t thank you enough for showing off these gorgeous photos, Susie. Makes me long for actual months with season-appropriate weather, colors, and outfits.
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It is funny. When I went to LA last October, everyone was wearing fall clothes and boots AND died of the heat! I was one of the few in shorts. It is nice to wake up and throw on a sweater without making a fashion statement! I love So Cal! Wish I had a plan to visit this year!
Thank you!
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Great shots, Susie! I’ll know when fall is in full bloom here in New York City when my market, Fairway, has caramel covered apples. That’s one of my favorite sights of the season.
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YUM! MY favorite too! Have a bite for me!
I remember making them with the kids and rolling them in nuts. I can taste it right now. Have to get me some apples, caramel and nuts……
Thanks V!
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Fairway rolls theirs in nuts, too (or at least they did last year)!
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These pictures are stunning Susie! You should blow them up and have them framed. Or sell them as postcards. I love the Fall. My favorite season.
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Thanks Phil! That is so nice!
I had been thinking about canvas wraps. I have a few shots from last year too.
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Striking scenes which are not seen in our neck of the woods. Our changes of season are barely perceptible.
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Dude I love these photos, they look like awesome screensavers/postcards. We’re not quite in fall weather over here in SoCal … it’s like 80+ degrees today 🙂
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Fall has been canceled here, at least for another week. Temps in the 80s….I mean, it’s October for crying out loud! And Al Gore isn’t answering his cell, it’s so frustrating…..
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Fall isn’t here yet. It’s looking fantastic over in your neck of the woods. Great shots!
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Breathtaking, Susie.
Simply breathtaking.
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Thanks Hook! I bet the colors are spectacular there too!
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I’ve barely had time to check them out, but yes!
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Hi Susie. Quite a late reply, but I’m doing a bit of catching up in the blog world– and I couldn’t let this one go by without comment, as it made me cry! We spent August in Breckenridge (in a house halfway up Mt Baldy), hiked Quandry, etc., and also spent time in Boulder moving our CU son into his new place and just hanging out there, because we love it:) Back in London now, which has its own charms, but I feel like I left my heart in Colorado! Seeing your photos made me feel like everything really is/will be okay after last month’s horrific deluge. And yes, I know Breck is far from Boulder… and yes, I’ve seen photos from campus showing all is well at least in some areas of Boulder… and yes, my son’s house is slowly getting put back together. So while I knew in my head that things are okay, somehow your photos gave me back that piercing sense of joy I feel when I’m there! So thanks for that:) I hope you are feeling well, and enjoying fall to the fullest!
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You just gave me shivers! Wow. I am so glad I posted these photos. I will be taking more this weekend.They are still working on some areas in Boulder. I don’t think Hwy 36 is open to Estes Park, but things are going back to normal!
Thanks for stopping by!
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I must visit your hometown! Such breathtaking scenery that you tease my imagination with! 🙂
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It is gorgeous in Boulder today. The trees are ablaze with color! You would love it!
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