We're up at 9,670 feet

in south central Colorado, in the Sangre de Cristo mountains once again.

And, while there is snow in the taller mountains
















and there is a nightly frost 

there still is a lot of yellow, 
and even a few green aspens remaining.

It seems strange for the end of October.
But it must be the numerous early freezes and snow falls 
that has brought about such a late change in colors this year.