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A beautiful day in the mountains; the aspen near the V Mountain trailhead are showing gold.
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Still kind of chilly as Brooks gets us organized.
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Nice color on the forest floor, as well as in the trees.
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Gold and blue. It's a great fall day in Colorado!
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Sue is checking out this crevice near V Rock.
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Photo and snack stop at the top of V Rock.
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Always one in the crowd: Jeff on V Rock. By the way, it's about 500 feet down.
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Nice spot for a bite to eat.
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Archery season is over, but Jeff found an arrow!
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Square Top looms above the aspen cloaked ridges.
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Aspen wrap the area around V Mountain
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On to "Geode Hill", lunch and a scenery break. Brooks looks comfortable!
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Time to explore off trail routes.
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Some of the more orange-tinted aspen
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We followed these meadows along the ridge until we found an easy way off.
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Jeff and Joan wantering through the aspen
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Here's looking at you, kid!
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Following game trails down the slopes
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On the steeper pitches, it's a good time to hug your local aspen!
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More color!
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We took lots of time to dawdle in the meadows, surrounded by glorious, golden aspen
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Note that some clusters of aspen are still completely green.
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More dawdling. There might be a few bear hunters out, so bright colors aren't a bad idea.
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Close to the end, a fond look back at the route we've come.
