{"id":416777,"date":"2015-09-29T19:42:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T01:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=416777"},"modified":"2015-09-29T19:42:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T01:42:04","slug":"fall-colors-in-crested-butte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/fall-colors-in-crested-butte\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Colors in Crested Butte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard not to love almost every single month of the year here in Crested Butte.  But, fall &#8211; the real fall when the leaves are changing and the weather is Indian Summer EVERY DAY &#8211; that&#8217;s one that&#8217;s hard to top&#8230;. even for skiers like us.  We simply love this three week time-span that creeps upon us every year.   Although short-lived, fall remains in our memories throughout the year.  And while we can get powder face-shots for a solid 6 to 7 months of the year, we can only get golden aspen leaf face-shots for 3 weeks.  So, that makes NOW extra special.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150920_182500Whetstone.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors in Crested Butte, Whetstone Mountain\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve put together a collection of photos that show the transition of pre-fall into true fall that we&#8217;ve taken throughout the month of September, capturing the sheer beauty of fall colors in Crested Butte!<\/p>\n<p>Early September the raspberries were so ripe, they were falling off the vine when I picked them!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\" alt=\"Raspberries\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Monsoons still clung in the air in early September, cutting a few of my rides a bit short.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Monsoon rainstorms in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then it turned Indian Summer.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept3.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Indian Summer in Crested Butte.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was still awhile before the leaves began to change.  But by mid-month we had this.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept4.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more READ MORE!--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept5.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Long Lake is always a fall beauty, although it wasn&#8217;t quite at its peak.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept6.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Long Lake fall colors.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept7.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors in Crested Butte, Long Lake \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Okay, so maybe we had another day or two that weren&#8217;t quite Indian Summer.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept9.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"f\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept10.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"f\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept12.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"f\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept14.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"f\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Sept15.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"f\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just a few days later, the ski area was at its peak.  I love riding through golden trees.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150920_183034trail.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors at Crested Butte Mountain Resort\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150917_180153crestedbutte.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" alt=\"Fall colors at Crested Mountain Resort\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150917_181150leavesontrees.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors at Crested Butte Mountain Resort\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150917_181358sunset.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Sunset in fall\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150917_181441crestedbuttepeak.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors on Mount Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking down toward the East River and Mount Gothic.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150918_145230GothicEastRiver.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" alt=\"Mount Gothic and the East River in fall.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150918_145323EastRiver.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors on East River in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A picture of Whetstone.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150917_180332Whestone.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And then 3 days later it looked like this.  The changes happen so fast!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150920_182451Whetstone.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors in Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fall is just so&#8230;. colorful \ud83d\ude09<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/20150920_174631CrestedButte.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors on Mount Crested Butte. \" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On to Brush Creek&#8230;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Strand1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors on Brush Creek in Crested Butte.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Strand7.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors on Brush Creek in Crested Butte.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Strand4.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors on Brush Creek in Crested Butte.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Strand3.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"484\" alt=\"Fall colors on Brush Creek in Crested Butte.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/septmisc_2015\/Strand5.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Fall colors on Brush Creek in Crested Butte.\" class=\"alignnone\" \/><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.avantlink.com\/link.php?ml=65505&amp;p=23393&amp;pw=29053\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard not to love almost every single month of the year here in Crested Butte. 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