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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 10h

Spiller and Babcock Peaks rise behind a ridge of green, yellow, and gold aspen trees.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Mountains #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves #FallColors

Craggy gray mountain peak rises above rolling ridges, with a broad foreground of aspen forest in peak autumn color—bands of yellow and orange mixed with dark evergreens—under a blue sky with a few clouds.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 18h

Blood Orange (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AspenLeaves #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #FallColors

Close-up of fallen aspen leaves on damp forest ground, featuring a vivid orange leaf with yellow edges among yellow leaves, moss, and small speckled green plants.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 21h

Stand Out (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #Autumn #FallColors

Dense evergreen forest with a few aspens turning bright yellow and one vivid orange tree standing out in a sunlit patch amid the dark green conifers.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

Medley (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Autumn #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves #FallColors

Hillside covered in layered aspen groves showing peak fall color—bands of yellow and green with patches of bare white trunks—dotted with dark evergreens and autumn shrubs.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

Kindred Spirits (Oct 2025)

It pays to look up sometimes.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AspenLeaves #FallColors #AutumnVibes #TreeTuesday

Upward view of aspen crowns glowing golden yellow against a deep blue sky with scattered white clouds.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 1d

Scarred (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #FallColors #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves #Autumn

Close-up of a twig with heart-shaped aspen leaves in fall, the center leaf glowing red-orange with yellow edges, set against a dark, softly blurred background.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

It truly is my happy place. I hope you find a mountain to look at soon!

Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

The Golden Leaf Road (Oct 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AspenLeaves #AutumnVibes #Autumn #FallColors

Curving forest road carpeted with fallen yellow aspen leaves, flanked by tall golden trees casting dappled shade in afternoon light.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

It's a weird year. Some trees are still green and some are way past peak. I saw a lot of trees with green and dark orange on the same tree. It's usually a lot more uniform, especially within a single stand, but it has been all over the place this year.

Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much, Bob! 😊

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

Gold Crown (Oct 2025)

The wind was gusty as we drove to Echo Basin on Saturday. And though the colors were oddly out of sync, with some trees still green and others way past peak, it was still a beautiful experience.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #AspenLeaves

Tall aspen with golden fall foliage rises above dark evergreens against a deep blue sky with scattered white clouds.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

I was at Airplane Ridge just shy of Joe Ellis Park.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

Ohhhh… I like that perspective. Nice!

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 2d

The snow-dusted peak of Hesperus Mountain surrounded by an amalgam of autumn colors after the storm moved out of the area on Saturday.

#MountainMonday #Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Mountains #Colorado #Fallorado #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves #FallColors

Layered mountain landscape with a pale, rocky peak lit by sun, broad dark ridge casting a shadow, and a foreground of autumn foliage in yellow and rust under a blue sky with puffy clouds.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 3d

A quick trip to Pagosa Springs this morning was a delight.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Woodland #Colorado #Fallorado #AspenLeaves #Autumn #AutumnVibes #FallColors

Sunlit aspen grove with tall white trunks and dense golden-yellow leaves, a blue sky peeking through and a small sunstar shining near the upper right.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 3d

#SilentSunday

A bald eagle sits on a grassy hillside in warm light, its white head turned sideways, with a magpie nearby against a wide, brown-green prairie backdrop.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 4d

The first rays of sunlight illuminating this ridge above Silverton, Colorado last Saturday were striking.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #SunriseSaturday #Sunrise #SilvertonColorado #SanJuanMountains

Soft sunrise light rakes across a rounded alpine peak, highlighting golden ridges and casting deep blue shadows on the surrounding mountains under a moody sky.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 5d

Upper Crust (Sept 2025)

The landscape surrounding Silverton, Colorado, is extravagant enough without the fall colors. But autumn turns it luxurious.

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #ColoradoLandscapes #Fallorado #SanJuanMountains #SilvertonColorado #AutumnVibes #FallColors

Steep, rugged mountainside with a reddish-orange landslide scar cutting through dense aspens in autumn hues of yellow and orange, dotted with dark evergreens.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 5d

Wisps (Sept 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Autumn #FallColors #FallFriday

Diagonal band of aspens turning yellow to orange cuts across a dense dark evergreen forest, with low mist drifting over the treetops.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 5d

Patchwork (Sept 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Mountains #Colorado #Fallorado #Autumn #FallColors #FallFriday

Sunlit patches of yellow and orange aspens scattered among dark evergreen forests on rolling mountain slopes, with hazy ridgelines fading into the distance.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 6d

I believe the locals call it Indian Head, but I prefer Ogre Ridge. 😅

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 6d

Last weekend was incredible along the Million Dollar Highway…

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Fallorado #Autumn #AutumnLeaves #ColorfulColorado #FallColors

Rugged gray mountain rising above rolling slopes covered in dense aspens turning yellow and orange, dotted with dark evergreens under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 6d

Just Keep Swimming (Sept 2025)

#Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Colorado #Leaf #AutumnLeaves #AutumnVibes #Fallorado #FallColors #WaterDroplets #AspenLeaves #CaptureOne #DehancerFilm

Close-up of a single yellow aspen leaf dotted with glistening rain droplets, resting on a bed of brown fallen leaves and twigs in soft, dappled light.

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Jason Coward @drumshaman.bsky.social · 7d

Golden (Sept 2025)

#WoodlandWednesday #Photography #Landscape #Nature #Outdoors #Woodland #Forest #Fallorado #Colorado #AutumnVibes #AutumnLeaves #FallColors

Sunlit grove of tall aspen trunks with round leaves glowing golden yellow, casting dark vertical shadows over a grassy forest floor.

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