Rocky Mountain fall colors

**Nighthawk** · 16th October 10, 07:47 PM

I went to the mountains last weekend to take some pictures of my little corner of the world. First off, some pictures of the Georgetown Loop, a little tourist railroad here in Colorado. Hope you like them!

**Nighthawk** · 16th October 10, 07:49 PM

We have had a high pressure system sitting on top of us, keeping things unseasonally warm, so the trees are turning a little slower than usual. However, we have some rather nice colors. Here are a few pictures from the Mt. Evens area, which is just about my favorite place in the whole world!

The Mrs.

Echo Lake

**Nighthawk** · 16th October 10, 07:49 PM

**Bugbear** · 16th October 10, 08:31 PM

I remember the aspens turning orange and gold in the fall, Hawk.

**Nighthawk** · 16th October 10, 09:06 PM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

I remember the aspens turning orange and gold in the fall, Hawk.

Yeah, I love it! It's my favorite time of the year, I think. I also look forward to getting some winter pictures.

**Bugbear** · 16th October 10, 10:52 PM

Chama...

Someone needs to come up with a tartan to reflect the changing aspens, and the Southwest's multi colored corn maize.

**Mipi** · 17th October 10, 07:54 AM

I adore landscape photos. Thanks!

**Nighthawk** · 17th October 10, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Chama...

Someone needs to come up with a tartan to reflect the changing aspens, and the Southwest's multi colored corn maize.

I designed it! Now I need to get it made!

My description:

Yellow for the fall colors of the Rocky Mountains, brown for the sleeping grass, black for the skin of the iron horses that run in the mountains, grey/denim blue for their breath and for our beautiful sky, green for the evergreen trees!

"What inspired the design?" It was at the suggestion of a friend. The beauty of Fall in the Rockies, and love of our heritage.

**Bugbear** · 17th October 10, 11:25 AM

Sounds Good, Nighthawk, I didn't know you had designed a tartan already.

There should be a corn tartan with yellow, white, red, light blue, dark blue, black, and green. Lots of dark blue.

**Mike_Oettle** · 17th October 10, 11:38 AM

Nice pictures, Nighthawk.
You refer to the steam line as a “little railroad” – it looks as if it could be a 3ft 6in gauge track, which you folk in the US generally call narrow gauge, but for us in Southern Africa it is standard gauge.
Our narrow gauge lines (and there are only two left!) are 2ft wide.
Regards,
Mike