Ah the Aspen Leaves

I will never forget my first outing to look at the Aspen trees. My friends had been making a big deal about it for weeks. The day finally came, we loaded up the car and headed for the trees!

Now mind you, I was going with my east coast knowledge of leaves and how spectacular they are in the fall. Loads of color ranging from purple, rust, burgandy to gold, orange and fire red. As we drove toward the mountains my friends were chattering away about the trees. I thought, wow! this must be something. My expectations were building.

Finally, the car came to a stop. We all piled out of it. Cameras were snapping and people were ohhing and ahhing at yellow leaves. Huh? Yellow? That's it?!!? Are you kidding? These people need to travel more!

Since then, I have come to appreciate the annual journey in search of the Aspen. I think they are beautiful in their own way. What I love most about this trek is the time spent with loved ones. We take roads we haven't traveled before and always see a new sights. The conversation is always good!

This year we stumbled into Silver Plume. It's definately got that old mining town feel with a few residents and stores that are hanging on. Among all of the old buildings was this perfect spot. It was a playground with a pic nic tables. We decided to stop have dinner and let daughter run around for a while. The local dog joined us, a beautiful blond and white huskey. You could tell he knew the routine. He even had a church key on his collar.

It was a perfect day!

How did you spend your most recent perfect day? You know, the kind of day that stays with you. A day when you took a time out and simply enjoyed the journey.

Peace,

Kim