Volume 12 , Issue 43

Duchess & Sadie's Mtn Domain

It was mid-week that saw the golden aspens scattered in with the pines, showing their colors and brightening up the mountain sides here in the Southwest slopes of the Colorado Rockies. As seen in the photo image on the left.

The photo image on the right shows winter-type weather bringing snow to the mountain tops above 9000 feet on 23 October 2010, with Mt. Irving (known by some as "Guardian mountain") as it sets prominently showing its majestic stature, watching over the Vallecito Reservoir.

It has been eight years or so since the forest fire engulfed the Lemon and Vallecito Reservoir, wiping out huge amounts of old pine trees. This year (2010) you can see the scrub oaks and small aspens coming back slowly, dotting the mountainsides with their golden colors amongst the burnt remains of the stately ponderosa pines.

Growing up as a young child, NW Okie is reminded of Smoky the Bear and what he taught us all, "Only we can prevent forest fires!"

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