Rocky Mountain highs

Vail Pass, elevation 10666 feet, had fresh snow in late September. I was so excited I had to leave a handprint.


Besides seeing the first snow of the season, Colorado also showed me the first change of the trees. This path is in Boulder.


Clear Creek wound alongside the highway as I made my way from Grand Junction, Colo., to Boulder, Colo. It was a clear, sunny day, so I alighted from the car to dip my feet in ... and snap a shot of the sun glinting off the water.