This is a continuation of fall photogrphy in Colorado’s Rio Grande National Forest in September 2026.
‘Emerging’ has a double meaning for this photo. The trees in the foreground are just beginging to show fall colors emerging from the green and those trees in the background are emerging from the early morning mist.
The campground I stayed in is free range country for cattle and for some reason these black cows liked to bump into and rub against my vehicle, which was startling in the dark of night, as I lay sleeping in that vehicle.
I can’t resist photographing these little mountain streams with their miniature waterfalls and cascades. There is also a big waterfall, that I discovered a few years ago, upstream from this location. I thought with the recent rains that there might be a good flow over those falls and wanted to go there; but it is a really steep climb, which is difficult enough when the ground is dry, but much more trecherous when wet. So even though I began that climb, I soon realized that maybe it was not worth the effort and risk, so I moved on down the road.
A pretty valley with a river meandering through it, as I meandered along a forest road, stopping occassionally to photograph such scenes.
These trees seem organized in size and color by regimented ranks along a mountainside.
This big rock in an Alpen grove gave me a new idea for a photographic theme: Forest Rocks with Fallen Fall Leaves.
And the lichen on the rocks adds more interest.
There will be more photos in this theme in upcoming blogs.
Thanks for following,
Ken