A number of years ago, I invited a friend on a journey down to the Telluride region of Colorado in hopes of finding a waterfall called Mystic Falls. I had seen the falls in very few photos at that time and it looked like an amazing waterfalls, so convincing my friend wasn’t a difficult task.

One of my favorite times of year is fall in Colorado, the days are still warm at the lower elevations but the leaves in the mountains are turning to a brilliant gold, and some of Colorado's most scenic locations come alive during a brief fall season. The following are five of my favorite locations in Colorado for fall photography.