Around this time last year a right nasty Fall storm came in just as the aspens were peaking and I got only a couple of photos before all the leaves were blown of the trees. I almost blew it this time but, on Tuesday as I was doing some chores early in the day, I decided that maybe I just ought to load up the dog and my camera gear then head up into the high country. That turned out to be a fortuitous decision because, as I type, this year's Fall storm is just arriving and I'm 2 days away from my days off and another chance at the aspens. Given that most of these were taken above 9,500 feet (2,895 m) and there's supposed to be several inches of snow up that high, even if the leaves weren't all blown off by the wind that is sure to follow the front, the road would probably be impassible on Monday or Tuesday when I would be able to go back up. Lucky me!
Once again I've used Flash to put together a slide show; there are 10 images in the sequence - click on the thumbnail to open the show, then click the green arrows (right forward, left back) to navigate through the images. Enjoy!
Wow!I'm glad you took the time to go and photogaph these beautiful trees.Thank-you for sharing them,I really enjoyed the slide show.
I miss those so much. Very nice photos!
Ruth: Thanks! It was a wonderful day up there with so many spectacular trees. Had a good day birding, too - nothing rare or unusual but a nice total of with 24 species.
Thanks, Lisa! As you know, the cold and snow won't be far behind the turning of the leaves (I heard there was some white stuff falling south in the park yesterday afternoon as well as up on Cedar Mtn.). You would probably have to take a little trip up to the mountains for some color from where you are, no?
Great photos.
Kevin, my favorite photo is your landscapte picture. I'm so glad you had the opportunity to get photos this year. Did the storm ruin the beautiful fall colors yet?
Well, the leaves are amazing even in Durham simply because there are so many trees. But they don't have aspens in N.C. that I know of. Last year it was late October/early November before the leaves really started to change in earnest. I'm sure they're spectacular in the mountains right now, though. We need to make a trip out there one of these days. Gas has been so hard to come by lately that we've had to be careful how we use it.