Boreas

When we arrived in Breckenridge the weather looked as though it was starting to turn and a storm was its way to town. I really wanted to see the beautiful Aspens in all their glory so we headed out quickly for Boreas Pass.

The weather in Colorado is quite fickle, so I knew we wouldn't have much time to view the gorgeous trees. As quickly as the Aspen leaves turn yellow their leaves are also at risk of getting blown off their branches.

A gush of harsh wind will take the leaves off the trees in just minutes. I think we may have seen the tail end of these beautiful trees.

We drove up close to the tree line. Here in Colorado the tree line is 12,000 ft. You can see that the trees are starting to look sparse.

As we headed back toward town the trees became more dense.

Have you ever seen those Jeep commercials where the Jeep is driving through the creek? Well my Lutheran Stud wanted to try that in our Land Cruiser.

Because this is what a Land Cruiser is meant to do we crossed this little creek.

Boreas Pass used to be a railroad pass between Denver and Leadville. That red water tank used to be a stop for trains fill up with water.

Now hikers and bikers use the pass and you can see why. The view is gorgeous. That's Breckenridge down below.

Now are you ready to move to Colorado?