Sangre De Cristo Aspens

Every autumn in Santa Fe there is a mass exodus up the Sangre De Cristo Mountains from Santa Fe. Also known as Hyde State Park and generally referenced in Santa Fe as the Ski Basin - this famous mountain range plays host to a spectacular show of nature. Easily seen from a 20 mile distance these trees turn a golden yellow with patches of red strewn in for drama (so it seems). It is many residents annual trek up into nature, it is always surprising as you begin driving up - within minutes you are in thick forest/woods. As you begin to approach the aspen groves it is impossible to refrain from ooooh and aaaaah - and thus begins ones fanciful journey into the show of the season. All it lacks really is the sounds of opera bellowing from the trunks of the trees as it seems each of these beautiful specimens is a Diva. And so it was this year, Gordon was only minutes off the plane from NYC and I was filling his ears with the beauty of what I wanted us to drive up and see. Later that week we found ourselves with lunch and cameras in tow emitting oooh & aaaah. Above are some of the pictures I shot that glorious day in Santa Fe.