From hot summer days to a wave of wildfire smoke and a cold blast from Canada, last week brought topsy-turvy weather to Southwest Colorado.
An early September snow covers the La Plata Mountains.
Buffalo at the Ute Ranch off Colorado Highway 184 relax in the field while snow covers the La Plata Mountains in the distance.
Even though the aspens haven’t started to turn to the fall colors, the first snow of the season covers the ground under trees.
Wild flowers near Transfer Park remain through the first snowstorm of the season.
An early September snow blankets the mountains behind Jackson Lake.
An early September snow blankets the La Plata Mountains.
Wild flowers and green grass survive near Transfer Park through the first snowstorm of the season.
