Fall time bliss on Kebler Pass – Wanderin' the West

Last weekend I headed out for a few days to enjoy the fall colors. Work was kind enough to let me switch some days around so I’d have a three day weekend. Aside from photographing the fall colors, I wanted to get out of town and celebrate my two year anniversary for Open Heart Surgery.

In the spring of 2018 I ended up getting Sepsis infection ( thought I had the flu) and spent three weeks in the Hospital at Porter. We never did find the cause but the source was my VSD ( small hole between two chambers of my heart) that I’ve had my whole life. After recovering from the Sepsis infection the doctors wanted the VSD closed. I was able to get in with Children’s Hospital in Denver ( I’ve had the VSD since birth, and one of my best friends is a Pediatric Cardiologist there) and had the surgery in October of 2018. Pre-op was on a Monday, Surgery Tuesday and I was home Friday. Still amazes me.

So, knowing I had a long weekend thanks to work, I headed out to celebrate two years post Open Heart Surgery doing the things I love. I headed down to Kebler Pass and Lost Lake. Both places I had never been. It was crowded, everybody else out enjoying the fall colors just like me, but man the Aspens on Kebler Pass are amazing and somehow I lucked out ad got a camp spot at Lost Lake campground. Perfect. There was a nice three mile hike from the campground that I got out on Friday. A most wonderful outing and seem to be more at peace with my Open Heart Surgery:).

Along Kebler Pass, just outside of Crested Butte.

Bliss:). I was heading to camp when I looked up the hill from the road and saw this scene. Seemed like every time I went around a corner, the Aspens were better than the last.