The leaves are changing across the West, and few views are more striking than this one of the fall foliage in the Uncompahgre National Forest in the shadow of Chimney Rock. The spire and its neighbor Courthouse Mountain dominate the landscape here year-round, but the changing colors make this area—and drives along the nearby Million Dollar Highway—even more scenic in the fall.
Fall color sweeps across the West
Today in History
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Incense making, Vietnam
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World Teachers Day
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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World Rainforest Day
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The frog prince?
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Don’t look down
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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Big dreams require a big sleigh
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Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
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Atop the Needle of Chamonix
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Row, row, row your gondola
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Cosplay strongly encouraged
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Black grouses lekking
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Balloons and camels are two ways to catch a ride here
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Antarctica Day
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Bobbio, Italy
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Paleontology meets art
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Seven Magic Mountains art installation, Jean Dry Lake, Nevada
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Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
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New Year s Day
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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A castle fit for a count
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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An old celebration for a new season
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Tiny fliers head south
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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year