One of the reasons I like to take vacations One of the reasons I like to vacation in the mountains of the west in September is that it makes the coming of winter urgent. When I get home from the trip I will get started on my preparations for our winter which will come much later. Yellowstone National Park got a mix of rain and snow yesterday. The aspen leaves were literally changing as we looked at them. This shot was taken near Breckenridge Colorado on my way home from our reunion.