September 29-October 1, 2025

By Tim Briese

Teresa and I headed to Crested Butte to see more of Colorado’s colorful fall grandeur. Crested Butte has become our go-to place for fall colors in recent years, and once again we were not disappointed. The first day we drove around on the roads that go north of town before heading to Kebler Pass and down the Ohio Pass road toward Gunnison.

a lovely scene north of crested butte

The Ohio Pass road is one of the best kept secrets around for fall colors, in our opinion.

the view from an overlook along the ohio pass road

nearing sunset along the ohio pass road

The next day we left Gunnison and drove back up the Ohio Pass road.

more scenes along the ohio pass road

We went west on the Kebler Pass road to the scenic Horse Ranch Park area. 

an orange aspen along the kebler pass road

colorful aspens below the dyke, from the horse ranch park area

We did a nice hike up the Dark Canyon Trail, covering some 5.5 miles roundtrip with 900 feet of elevation gain.

on the dark canyon trail

from an overlook on the dark canyon trail

After the hike we continued on the Kebler Pass road and drove on to McClure Pass and Marble before pulling in for the night in Carbondale. The next day we went to Aspen and walked some scenic trails in town along the Roaring Fork River.

the roaring fork river in aspen

a pond at the john denver park in aspen

another view of the river

Then we drove over Independence Pass on our way home.

a moose near independence pass

lake creek near twin lakes

twin lakes