Autumn Color, Hiking and Biking

As the seasons change and the leaves begin to show their color, there is not a better time to be outside. Fall is my favorite time of year and this time it hit right on schedule - September 22nd. The hot days have disappeared and the cool mornings and crisp evenings have arrived.

Each year, I take a trip to the mountains to view the autumn colors here in Colorado. This year we chose to go toward Buena Vista and the surrounding area. The colors are always beautiful, but this year, we seemed to miss peak color by about a week as many of the trees had already lost their leaves. We decided to do a short hike up to Agnes Vaille Falls and have a BBQ at the campground. Anyways, a few pictures show the beauty.

 

 

Laura "letting them know"

Since this blog is all about getting outside and encouraging others to do the same, I thought it would be a good idea to write about some activities that Laura and I find enjoyment in when we are not doing the bigger trips that I normally write about here.  Sundays are "workout day", usually meaning a few mile walk in a park or a hike on a local trial with friends. Never anything extreme, but rather a easy way to stay on schedule and get outside with great people. Rick and Ben have been doing Sunday workouts for many years now, and it is every Sunday morning for just a few hours. Sometimes just a few people in the group, other times there are 6 or more. It's great to be outside and BS with friends and is something I look forward to every weekend we are in town whether it is rain, snow or sun! 

Rick, Laura and Heidi

After our short hike in the morning, we decided that we wanted to go check out more fall color so we headed up to Woodland Park and rode mountain bikes through the rampart range area. After riding, we looped through Cripple Creek and Victor to see the spectacular Colorado color show!

Hope you are inspired to get outside and see some color or go for a hike with friends this weekend!