Colorado Mountain Photos (From My Day Drive Around The Sangre De Cristo Mountains - October 9, 2007)
Yesterday was one of those days where I knew I had to get out
of the house!
I decided to drive from Buena Vista (where I live) to Westcliffe to see what the
autumn colors were like. All in all, I was fairly disappointed with the lack of
fall colors,
but I found myself continually snapping photos of the beautiful
Sangre De Cristo Mountains.
Adjacent are three westerly views of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains from in and around the town of Westcliffe.
I continued driving past Westcliffe and kept driving and driving and driving!
Here is a picture of Gardner Butte, a prominent landmark in the town of Gardner in Huerfano County.
I made it all the way to Walsenberg, where I had lunch at Carl's Jr. ;)
I then traveled west towards La Veta Pass. The pointed peak is Mt. Maestas.
West of La Veta Pass and east of Fort Garland, I pulled over at one
point to capture the grand view of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains once again.
Looking towards the mountains that include the Zapata Falls area.
One last photo. North of
Villa Grove in northern Saguache County,
here was the view of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains to the east.
That lavendarish rust color is an exhibition of autumn color happening.
These pictures were provided by Steve Garufi in Buena Vista, Colorado.
His web site is www.ColoradoGuy.com.
