The cover of Rod Hanna's new book "Colorado's Seasons of Gold."
Photo by John F. Russell
An old wood fence winds through the aspen forest at Silver Jack Campground in the Cimarron Valley.
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Snow-capped Mt. Sneffels looms over the changing autumn colors on the sides of a meadow along C.R. 7 and leading to access to the Uncompahgre National Forest.
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Light from the rising sun warms the cottonwoods and generates the mist rising from the Colorado River near the Loma boat ramp west of Grand Junction.
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Aspens frame the fresh snow near Ashcroft and the distant peaks of the McArthur Mountains.
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The sun sets over a large area of aspens known locally as “Rainbow Ridge” along the road to Buffalo Pass.
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