Higher up, the aspens take over. Yellows replace the reds.
Junie considers, then decides she approves
Some sort of heathen dance going on here
Ky found a heart
Mapleton, later that day. Bright reds here too.
We drove a little way up Maple Canyon and there were a few spectacular trees. Not as many as some years, though. The early snow must have been heavy here---there were broken branches everywhere. It looked like a huge windstorm had blown through, ripping trees off mid-trunk in some places. It is strange that such a gentle, fluffy, incremental little thing can wreak such destruction.
I was noticing the Mapleton benches the other day and wishing I had a horse and was riding through them. But I've never seen the Cottonwood Canyons. Surely there are trails there? You certainly spend a lot of time looking for beauty. Don't you have something responsible to do? (HA)
ReplyDeleteAnd excuse me, but every time I see these autumn pictures you show up, I do a heathen little dance myself.
Junie is adorable.
K: We had never been to the Cottonwood Canyons before we moved up here either! I didn't even know there were so many canyons in SL Valley. Now we love them all. I don't know about horse trails, though---I'm sure there are some. And we've seen droppings while hiking. :) Next year you can come up and ride them.
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