Panorama Point Fall Aspen Hike

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Heather and I went for a short hike at Panorama Point in Golden Gate Canyon State Park to see the annual change of aspen leaves from green to gold.  The area gets its name from the stellar view of the continental divide mountains.


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Hiking into the forest where evergreens mix with aspen.

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The leaves have already begun to fall.

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Little bursts of color on the hillside.


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A grove of aspen along a waterway.

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Where greens turn to golds.

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An enchanting little grove of aspen.

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Aspen dot the hills and mountains from where we stood all the way to the continental divide and beyond.


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Walking through a forest of gold.


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