Hoar frost builds on a Ponderosa Pine one chilly October morning.

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A stalk of grass struggles though the ice in Halfmoon Creek

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An early snow on the last day of summer near Bailey, CO

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Early snow comes to the Guanella Pass Area.

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Ice patterns in Half Moon Creek, near Leadville, CO

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