The Road Best Traveled - a photo on Flickriver

            A torrent of gold pours into the drainage of the Crystal River east of Marble, Colorado. Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) strike the major chord, and the Gambel Oak (Quercus gambelii) provide the rich orange cellos of harmony. Spruce and Fir (Picea engelmannii and Abies lasiocarpa) contribute somber, deep bass notes as a counterpoint to change. As may be obvious, this view evokes Vivaldi's Four Seasons very strongly for me!

This is the last image fit to post of last autumn's trip with the family to Marble for a couple nights camping. The colors are turning earlier this year, and because it's been relatively dry it is still not clear to me whether leaves will be this bright in 2018. Time will tell. 

On this particular day the weather was quite simply sublime. Due to clearance issues, we hiked the road from Marble to the famed Crystal Mill and back and despite being a double-track relatively well traveled by trucks, jeeps and 4-wheelers, it was a very pleasant walk. All but one set of 4-wheelers were exceptionally courteous behind the wheel. I took this photo on the outward leg on the way up toward the Mill. I had a hard time focusing on walking, and I realized that one of the benefits of being on foot was that I could, at leisure, comically pirouette in the middle of the road with the camera held to my eye.

Thanks for the visit and comments, and I hope the smokes of summer are clearing.

Taken in: United States / Colorado / Marble (show map)

Taken on: October 7, 2017

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Camera: Nikon D750, f/11.0, 1/60 sec, 46mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D750
Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	46mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.5 (Macintosh)
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