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In July we camped in Grand Mesa National Forest.

We often see hawks circling, and there's a nest on the other side of the golf course.  But this evening one decided to hang out on our gate for a while.  I'm pretty sure this is a red-tailed hawk.

After touring Paso Robles wine country, we visited Hearst Castle

The first week in October my wife & I, with my parents, toured wineries in Paso Robles, CA.  We stayed at a local B&B for a few nights.

 

We hit the peak of fall color on our drive through southwest Colorado's San Juan mountains.  These pics are from Oct 4, on the drive from Durango to Ouray, with most of the pictures between Silverton and Ouray.  The challenge was not finding a good picture, rather choosing from lots of good pictures to find a great picture — no matter where you looked there was tons of color.  The other difficulty was the lighting, due to mostly cloudy conditions, so I had to work hard on the exposure.  I highly recommend this drive in Colorado, and wish we had more time.  Maybe next fall we'll take a trip just for the color, and stay overnight in the town of Ouray.

 

"Square Tower House" overlook, from our Oct 3 visit to Mesa Verde National Park.

We toured Balcony House on our Oct 3 visit to Mesa Verde National Park.

We toured Cliff Palace on our Oct 3 visit to Mesa Verde National Park.

Pics from our Oct 2 hike to "Delicate Arch", in Arches National Park, Utah.  It's a 3 mile hike to the arch.