These colors!

Our family took a “welcome fall” drive up the canyon the other day and took in the colors of the changing leaves. We talked about how the yellow aspens looked like frosting on the mountain amongst the evergreens. The views were magnificent.

It began to rain and I was thinking we’d have to bag our walk among the leaves. However, my kids love the rain and aren’t adverse to being wet with cold temperatures, so we waited out the worst of it and began our little hike with a sprinkle. 

I love the photo below because the first two or three in the series included Oliver resting his elbow on Ansel’s head and afterward these were their “we love each other but we also love to bug each other” faces. The whole time Ian just kept saying, “cheese, cheetah, cheese!”

Now back to the colors. They took my breathe away. Look at the depth of those hues, right from the bottom to the top!

What is it about aspens in groups? And those long, skinny trunks. To give credit where it is due, the better photos in this post come from Jess. 

Ian loves taking little trails though the trees. 

We found vivid reds here and there. Beautiful. 

Ian’s face in this family selfie says it all. We had a great time.