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  • Leaves of various tree species change color from green to yellows and reds in late September amid a pattern of tree trunks, in Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan, USA. The park was established in 1945 to protect the last large stand of uncut hardwood-hemlock forest remaining in the Midwest.
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  • Fall leaf colors glow on the Little River, near the picnic area on Little River Road, in the East Tennessee section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA.
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  • Fall leaf colors glow on the Little River, near the picnic area on Little River Road, in the East Tennessee section of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA.
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  • Little River Road gives views of fall leaf colors on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in southeastern USA.
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  • Fall leaf colors at in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee side, in southeastern USA.
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  • Fall leaf colors glow on Cherokee Orchard Road just south of Gatlinburg, in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee side, in southeastern USA.
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  • Fall leaf colors in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, on the Tennessee side, in southeastern USA, on US Highway 441 (Newfound Gap Road).
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 14 overlapping photos.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.  This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos. (I digitally removed human graffiti from the rock.)
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 13 overlapping photos.
    1510SE-1912-24pan_Indian-Rocks-fall-...jpg
  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1510SE-1903-1908pan_Indian-Rocks-fal...jpg
  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
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  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1510SE-1887-89pan_Indian-Rocks-fall-...jpg
  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. (I digitally removed human graffiti from the rock.)
    1510SE-11003-Edit_Indian-Rocks-fall-...jpg
  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on the Blue Ridge Parkway of Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. This panorama was stitched from 10 overlapping photos.
    1510SE-1962-71pan_Indian-Rocks-fall-...jpg
  • Indian Rocks, fall foliage color in mid October. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
    1510SE-1902_Indian-Rocks-fall-color_...jpg
  • Red fall color leaves near pond. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
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  • For views of fall leaf colors and Mount Passaconaway (4043 ft) in White Mountain National Forest, hike the rocky UNH Loop Trail (4.8 miles, 1600 feet gain) on Hedgehog Mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness in New Hampshire, USA. The peak intensity of autumn foliage color here is around the first week of October. Find the trailhead parking area marked "Downes Brook - UNH - Mt. Potash Trails" along Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) across from Passaconaway Campground and Passaconaway Historic Site. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachians) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire. The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
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  • Fall foliage color, Kancamagus Highway / Route 112, White Mountains, NH, USA. For wide views of fall leaf colors in White Mountain National Forest, hike the rocky UNH Loop Trail (4.8 miles) on Hedgehog Mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness in New Hampshire, USA. The peak intensity of autumn foliage color here is around the first week of October. Find the trailhead parking area marked "Downes Brook - UNH - Mt. Potash Trails" along Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) across from Passaconaway Campground and Passaconaway Historic Site. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachians) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire.
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  • Fall foliage color, Kancamagus Highway / Route 112, White Mountains, NH, USA. For wide views of fall leaf colors in White Mountain National Forest, hike the rocky UNH Loop Trail (4.8 miles) on Hedgehog Mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness in New Hampshire, USA. The peak intensity of autumn foliage color here is around the first week of October. Find the trailhead parking area marked "Downes Brook - UNH - Mt. Potash Trails" along Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) across from Passaconaway Campground and Passaconaway Historic Site. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachians) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire.
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  • Fall foliage color, Kancamagus Highway / Route 112, White Mountains, NH, USA. For wide views of fall leaf colors in White Mountain National Forest, hike the rocky UNH Loop Trail (4.8 miles) on Hedgehog Mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness in New Hampshire, USA. The peak intensity of autumn foliage color here is around the first week of October. Find the trailhead parking area marked "Downes Brook - UNH - Mt. Potash Trails" along Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) across from Passaconaway Campground and Passaconaway Historic Site. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachians) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire.
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  • Orange and yellow fall foliage color, Kentucky, USA.
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  • Hutchinson Hall hosts the School of Drama, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Fall foliage color on Stevens Way East. The 1926 building (architects Bebb & Gould) was named for long-time faculty member Mary Gross Hutchinson, who was chair of the Department of Physical Education for Women for eleven years.
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  • Hutchinson Hall hosts the School of Drama, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Fall foliage color on Stevens Way East. The 1926 building (architects Bebb & Gould) was named for long-time faculty member Mary Gross Hutchinson, who was chair of the Department of Physical Education for Women for eleven years.
    0910HUT-052_Hutchinson.jpg
  • Red fall color leaves. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
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  • Orange fall color leaves by pond. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
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  • Bench amid fall color leaves. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
    1610MI-022.jpg
  • Yellow fall color leaves by pond. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
    1610MI-012.jpg
  • Path through orange fall color leaves by white tree trunks. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
    1610MI-008.jpg
  • Path through orange fall color leaves by white tree trunks. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
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  • Orange deciduous leaf color in Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. Located in the Maligne Valley watershed, Medicine Lake is not really a lake but is a natural back up in the Maligne River that suddenly disappears underground. Jasper is the largest national park in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO in 1984.
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  • Fall color leaves, Letchworth State Park, Portageville, New York, USA. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
    1410NY-853_Letchworth-gorge.jpg
  • Mid October autumn foliage color, Corning, New York, USA.
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  • Fall foliage color, Kancamagus Highway / Route 112, White Mountains, NH, USA. For wide views of fall leaf colors in White Mountain National Forest, hike the rocky UNH Loop Trail (4.8 miles) on Hedgehog Mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness in New Hampshire, USA. The peak intensity of autumn foliage color here is around the first week of October. Find the trailhead parking area marked "Downes Brook - UNH - Mt. Potash Trails" along Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) across from Passaconaway Campground and Passaconaway Historic Site. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachians) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire.
    1410NH-452_White-Mountains.jpg
  • Fall foliage color, Kancamagus Highway / Route 112, White Mountains, NH, USA. For wide views of fall leaf colors in White Mountain National Forest, hike the rocky UNH Loop Trail (4.8 miles) on Hedgehog Mountain in the Sandwich Range Wilderness in New Hampshire, USA. The peak intensity of autumn foliage color here is around the first week of October. Find the trailhead parking area marked "Downes Brook - UNH - Mt. Potash Trails" along Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) across from Passaconaway Campground and Passaconaway Historic Site. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachians) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire.
    1410NH-441_White-Mountains.jpg
  • The peak intensity of autumn foliage color is around the first week of October along the Swift River, beside Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) in White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, USA. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachian Mountains) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire.
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  • The peak intensity of autumn foliage color is around the first week of October along the Swift River, beside Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) in White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, USA. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachian Mountains) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire.
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  • One of the largest masses of granite in the Eastern United States, Looking Glass Rock is excellent for rock climbing and gets its name from the shimmering effects of sunlight on its surface when wet. This "pluton monolith" crystallized from magma .slowly cooling below the surface. .Fall leaves color the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at Log Hollow Overlook (elevation 4445 feet) at Milepost 416.0 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in North Carolina. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following ridge crestlines and the Appalachian Trail. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • One of the largest masses of granite in the Eastern United States, Looking Glass Rock is excellent for rock climbing and gets its name from the shimmering effects of sunlight on its surface when wet. This "pluton monolith" crystallized from magma .slowly cooling below the surface. .Fall leaves color the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains) at Log Hollow Overlook (elevation 4445 feet) at Milepost 416.0 of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in North Carolina. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere and create a characteristic blue haze. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile (755 km) long scenic highway that connects Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following ridge crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • From atop Mount Dickerman, see South Fork Stillaguamish River Valley, fall foliage colors, Hall Peak (left) and Mount Pilchuck. Mount Dickerman Trail #710 in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest starts from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
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  • Fall foliage turns color at Picture Lake, Heather Meadows, Mount Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
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  • In Mount Rainier National Park, hike the Naches Peak Loop Trail for 5 miles, starting near Chinook Pass on Highway 410 between Enumclaw and Yakima, for red fall foliage color in Washington, USA. Published since 2013 on StayRainier.com and AltaCrystalResort.com web sites. Global warming and climate change: Mount Rainier’s glaciers shrank 22% by area and 25% by volume between 1913 and 1994 in conjunction with rising temperatures (Nylen 2004). As of 2009, monitored glaciers are continuing to retreat (NPS). Over the last century, most glaciers have been shrinking across western North America (Moore et al. 2009) and the globe (Lemke et al. 2007) in association with increasing temperatures.
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  • Hutchinson Hall hosts the School of Drama, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. Fall foliage color on Stevens Way East. The 1926 building (architects Bebb & Gould) was named for long-time faculty member Mary Gross Hutchinson, who was chair of the Department of Physical Education for Women for eleven years.
    0910HUT-059_Hutchinson.jpg
  • Path through orange fall color leaves. Cadillac Heritage Nature Study Area, William Mitchell State Park, Cadillac, Michigan, USA. Walk the pleasant 2.5-mile Heritage Nature Trail on boardwalks and packed limestone starting from Carl T. Johnson Hunting and Fishing Center, through old-growth hardwood forest then around an old dike system which retains rich wetlands.
    1610MI-020.jpg
  • The peak intensity of autumn foliage color is around the first week of October along the Swift River, beside Kancamagus Highway (NH Route 112) in White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire, USA. The White Mountains (a range in the northern Appalachian Mountains) cover a quarter of the state of New Hampshire. The panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1410NH-403-05pan_White-Mountains.jpg
  • From atop Mount Dickerman, see South Fork Stillaguamish River Valley, fall foliage colors, Hall Peak (left) and Mount Pilchuck. Mount Dickerman Trail #710 in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest starts from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
    0710DIC-150_Mount-Dickerman.jpg
  • From Mount Dickerman, view Del Campo, Morning Star, Sperry, and Vesper Peaks (left to right) and red fall foliage colors in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Hike Mount Dickerman Trail #710 from the Mountain Loop Highway, east of Verlot Visitor Center, Washington, USA.
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  • From Mount Dickerman, view Del Campo, Morning Star, Sperry, and Vesper Peaks (left to right) and fall foliage colors in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Hike Mount Dickerman Trail #710 from the Mountain Loop Highway, east of Verlot Visitor Center, Washington, USA.
    0710DIC-032_Mount-Dickerman.jpg
  • From Mount Dickerman, view Del Campo, Morning Star, Sperry, and Vesper Peaks (left to right), Big Four Mountain, and fall foliage colors in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Hike Mount Dickerman Trail #710 from the Mountain Loop Highway, east of Verlot Visitor Center, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 2 images.
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  • Path in fall foliage color. Washington Park Arboretum, a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
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  • Fall colors in the Applachians. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • Fall colors in the Applachians. Walk 0.3 miles to the impressive boulders of Indian Rocks from Indian Gap Parking Area (Milepost 47.5, elevation 2098 feet) on Blue Ridge Parkway, in Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains (a subset of the Appalachian Mountains), USA. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.
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  • On the Blue Ridge Parkway, view brilliant fall colors in mid October, in North Carolina, USA. This photo is at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 455 in the Plott Balsam Range, within the Qualla Boundary between Soco Creek and Soco Gap. The Qualla Boundary is a land trust supervised by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Tribe of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who reside on the adjacent Reservation in western North Carolina. The 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The Smokies are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
    1510SE-1549_fall-color_Blue-Ridge-Mt...jpg
  • A fresh snow shower dapples maple and other trees in late September in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, USA. Drive a gravel Forest Service road for easy access.
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  • From Inspiration Point, see Middle and Upper Genesee Falls amid the splendor of autumn leaf colors, at Letchworth State Park, near Portageville, New York, USA. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
    1410NY-825_Letchworth-gorge.jpg
  • From Inspiration Point, see Middle and Upper Genesee Falls amid the splendor of autumn leaf colors, at Letchworth State Park, near Portageville, New York, USA. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites. The image was stitched from 2 overlapping photos to increase depth of focus.
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  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
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  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
    1709US1-2944_Mount-Rushmore-SD.jpg
  • On the Blue Ridge Parkway, view brilliant fall colors in mid October, in North Carolina, USA. This photo is at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 455 in the Plott Balsam Range, within the Qualla Boundary between Soco Creek and Soco Gap. The Qualla Boundary is a land trust supervised by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Tribe of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who reside on the adjacent Reservation in western North Carolina. The 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The Smokies are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
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  • Enjoy brilliant fall leaf colors in mid October atop Beacon Heights, a scenic half-mile round trip walk with 130 feet gain from Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 305.2 in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina, USA. Local trees release hydrocarbons into the atmosphere, creating a characteristic blue haze over the Blue Ridge Mountains, which are a subset of the Appalachian Mountains. Beacon Heights Parking Area (elevation 4220 feet) is near the intersection with Hwy 221 (near Grandfather Mountain Entrance Road). This trail also connects with the Tanawha Trail (13.5 miles to Price Lake) and the Mountains to the Sea Trail. The scenic 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, following crestlines and the Appalachian Trail.  (Photographed October 12, 2015).
    1510SE-1361_Beacon-Heights_NC.jpg
  • From Inspiration Point, see Middle and Upper Genesee Falls amid the splendor of autumn leaf colors, at Letchworth State Park, near Portageville, New York, USA. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
    1410NY-834_Letchworth-gorge.jpg
  • From Inspiration Point, see Middle and Upper Genesee Falls amid the splendor of autumn leaf colors, at Letchworth State Park, near Portageville, New York, USA. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
    1410NY-823_Letchworth-gorge.jpg
  • Mt. Sauveur Trail. Acadia Mountain Trail (with loop option via Mt. Sauveur 2.5-4.5 mi RT/700-1300 ft gain) features boulder gardens sprouted with gnarly trees twisted by harsh weather, appearing like a Japanese garden. The trail tops out with good views of Somes Sound and peak fall colors typically in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound.
    1410ME-519_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Acadia Mountain Trail features boulder gardens sprouted with gnarly trees twisted by harsh weather, appearing like a Japanese garden. The trail tops out with good views of Somes Sound and peak fall colors typically in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound. The panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1410ME-437-442pan_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Hike Acadia Mountain Trail for good views of Somes Sound and typically peak fall colors in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound.
    1410ME-420_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Hike Acadia Mountain Trail for good views of Somes Sound and typically peak fall colors in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound. The panorama was stitched from 10 overlapping photos.
    1410ME-354-363pan_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Hike Acadia Mountain Trail for good views of Somes Sound and typically peak fall colors in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound. The panorama was stitched from 15 overlapping photos.
    1410ME-338-352pan_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Isolated, venerable trees rise above red and yellow fall foliage colors high on Park Butte Trail in Mount Baker Wilderness, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA.
    1210PAR-174_isolated-trees-on-hill.jpg
  • Orange and green leaf pattern in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976).
    07GLA-1439.jpg
  • The last orange and yellow leaves drop in early November at the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, where both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long. The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890. Natural Tunnel began forming during the early Pleistocene Epoch and was fully formed by about one million years ago. The Glenita fault line running through the tunnel, combined with moving water and naturally forming carbonic acid may have formed Natural Tunnel through the surrounding limestone and dolomitic bedrock. After the tunnel formed and the regional water table lowered, Stock Creek diverted underground, then later took the path of least resistance through the Natural Tunnel, through Purchase Ridge, flowing south to join the Clinch River. Daniel Boone is believed to have been the first white man to see it. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) dubbed it the "Eighth Wonder of the World"; and the tunnel has been a tourist attraction for more than a century. Natural Tunnel State Park was created in 1967, and opened to the public in 1971. For a time, a passenger train line ran through Natural Tunnel, and today, the railroad still carries coal through it to the southeast USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Water drops collect like beads on a maple leaf in late September in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, USA.
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  • A maple leaf turns from yellow green to bright orange red in late September, in Michigan, USA. Published by Trees For Tomorrow (Treesfortomorrow.com) Natural Resource Specialty School in Eagle River, Wisconsin, on a forest trail interpretive sign.
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  • See Three Fingers Mountain (6854 feet) from Mount Dickerman Trail #710 in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Start hiking from the trailhead on the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
    0710DIC-133-p1_Mount-Dickerman.jpg
  • Big Four Mountain, Hall Peak, Mount Pilchuck, and the valley of the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River are seen from Mount Dickerman Trail #710 in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Start hiking from the trailhead on the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
    0710DIC-117_Mount-Dickerman.jpg
  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
    1709US1-2917_Mount-Rushmore-SD.jpg
  • Yellow fall colors at Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota, USA. Sculptor Gutzon Borglum designed and oversaw the project 1927–1941, with help from his son, Lincoln Borglum. Mount Rushmore features 60-foot sculptures of the heads of four United States presidents: George Washington (1732–1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), and Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865). South Dakota historian Doane Robinson conceived the idea of carving the likenesses of famous people into the Black Hills in order to promote tourism. Robinson's initial idea of sculpting the Needles was rejected by Gutzon Borglum due to poor granite quality and strong opposition from Native American groups. They settled on Mount Rushmore, and Borglum decided on the four presidents. Each president was originally to be depicted from head to waist, but lack of funding ended construction in late October 1941. Mount Rushmore is a batholith (massive intrusive igneous rock) rising to 5725 feet elevation in the Black Hills.
    1709US1-2950_Mount-Rushmore-SD.jpg
  • On the Blue Ridge Parkway, view brilliant fall colors in mid October, in North Carolina, USA. This photo is at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 455 in the Plott Balsam Range, within the Qualla Boundary between Soco Creek and Soco Gap. The Qualla Boundary is a land trust supervised by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Tribe of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who reside on the adjacent Reservation in western North Carolina. The 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. (The Smokies are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains.)
    1510SE-1542_Blue-Ridge-Parkway_NC.jpg
  • On the Blue Ridge Parkway, view brilliant fall colors in mid October, in North Carolina, USA. This photo is at Blue Ridge Parkway Milepost 455 in the Plott Balsam Range, within the Qualla Boundary between Soco Creek and Soco Gap. The Qualla Boundary is a land trust supervised by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Tribe of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, who reside on the adjacent Reservation in western North Carolina. The 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway was built 1935-1987 to aesthetically connect Shenandoah National Park (in Virginia) with Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. The Smokies are a subrange of the Blue Ridge Mountains, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
    1510SE-1541_Blue-Ridge-Parkway_NC.jpg
  • From Inspiration Point, see Middle and Upper Genesee Falls amid the splendor of autumn leaf colors, at Letchworth State Park, near Portageville, New York, USA. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
    1410NY-824_Letchworth-gorge.jpg
  • Fall colors in mid October brighten the curvy road at Tea Table Rock picnic area in Letchworth State Park, Portageville, New York, USA. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
    1410NY-679_Letchworth-gorge.jpg
  • From Inspiration Point, see Middle and Upper Genesee Falls amid the splendor of autumn leaf colors, at Letchworth State Park, near Portageville, New York, USA. In Letchworth State Park, renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," the Genesee River roars northeast through a gorge over three major waterfalls between cliffs as high as 550 feet, surrounded by diverse forests which turn bright fall colors in the last three weeks of October. The large park stretches 17 miles between Portageville and Mount Morris in the state of New York, USA. Drive or hike to many scenic viewpoints along the west side of the gorge. The best walk is along Gorge Trail #1 above Portage Canyon from Lower Genesee Falls (70 ft high), to Inspiration Point, to Middle Genesee Falls (tallest, 107 ft), to Upper Genesee Falls (70 ft high). High above Upper Falls is the railroad trestle of Portageville Bridge, built in 1875, to be replaced 2015-2016. Geologic history: in the Devonian Period (360 to 420 million years ago), sediments from the ancestral Appalachian mountains eroded into an ancient inland sea and became the bedrock (mostly shales with some layers of limestone and sandstone plus marine fossils) now exposed in the gorge. Genesee River Gorge is very young, as it was cut after the last continental glacier diverted the river only 10,000 years ago. The native Seneca people were largely forced out after the American Revolutionary War, as they had been allies of the defeated British. Letchworth's huge campground has 270 generously-spaced electric sites.
    1410NY-943_Letchworth-gorge.jpg
  • Admire yellow and orange autumn leaf colors reflected in True Cove of Squam Lake at the neck of Five Finger Point. Ascend West Rattlesnake Mountain (2 miles round trip) on the Old Bridle Path for an impressive view of Squam Lake, near Holderness, New Hampshire, USA. Hiking down the Pasture Trail then to the neck of Five Finger Point or beyond makes a nice loop  of 4.5+ miles, returning via Pinehurst Road to Undercut Path. The panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1410NH-860-865pan_Squam-Lake.jpg
  • Admire yellow and orange autumn leaf colors reflected in True Cove of Squam Lake at the neck of Five Finger Point. Ascend West Rattlesnake Mountain (2 miles round trip) on the Old Bridle Path for an impressive view of Squam Lake, near Holderness, New Hampshire, USA. Hiking down the Pasture Trail then to the neck of Five Finger Point or beyond makes a nice loop  of 4.5+ miles, returning via Pinehurst Road to Undercut Path.
    1410NH-884-p1_Squam-Lake.jpg
  • Hike Acadia Mountain Trail (with loop option via Mt. Sauveur 2.5-4.5 mi RT/700-1300 ft gain) for good views of Somes Sound and typically peak fall colors in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound. The panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    1410ME-495-98pan_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Hike Acadia Mountain Trail for good views of Somes Sound and typically peak fall colors in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound.
    1410ME-449_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Hike Acadia Mountain Trail for good views of Somes Sound and typically peak fall colors in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound. The panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    1410ME-403-404pan_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Hike Acadia Mountain Trail for good views of Somes Sound and typically peak fall colors in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound.
    1410ME-326_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Acadia Mountain Trail features boulder gardens sprouted with gnarly trees twisted by harsh weather, appearing like a Japanese garden. The trail tops out with good views of Somes Sound and peak fall colors typically in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound.
    1410ME-213_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Acadia Mountain Trail features boulder gardens sprouted with gnarly trees twisted by harsh weather, appearing like a Japanese garden. The trail tops out with good views of Somes Sound and peak fall colors typically in the second week of October, in Acadia National Park, near Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA. Hike granite peaks and enjoy Atlantic coastal scenery. Originally created as Lafayette National Park in 1919, the oldest National Park east of the Mississippi River, it was renamed Acadia in 1929. During the last glacial maximum 21,000 years ago, glaciers measuring up to 9,000 feet thick cut into granite ridges, sculpting the fjord-like Somes Sound.
    1410ME-209_Acadia-NP-Maine.jpg
  • Orange jagged leaf pattern in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976).
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  • A pattern of poplar tree trunks and yellow leaves in autumn. Little River Road on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in southeastern USA.
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  • Little River Road passes through tunnels of yellow poplar leaves in autumn on the Tennessee side of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in southeastern USA.
    08TN-2157_Great-Smoky-Mountains-NP.jpg
  • Water drops collect like beads on a maple leaf in late September in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, USA.
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  • Fresh snow falls on tree foliage changing from green to yellow, orange and red in late September in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, USA.
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  • Fresh snow falls on tree foliage changing from green to yellow, orange and red in late September in Superior National Forest, Minnesota, USA.
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  • Two Steps Falls, Baptism River, Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota, USA.  Visit this park on the north shore of Lake Superior, 58 miles (93 km) northeast of Duluth in Lake County on scenic Minnesota Highway 61.
    03MN-G0002_Baptism-River_Two-Steps-F...jpg
  • From atop Mount Dickerman, see South Fork Stillaguamish River Valley, Hall Peak (far left), Mount Pilchuck, and Three Fingers Mountain (6854 feet on far right). Mount Dickerman Trail #710 in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest starts from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
    0710DIC-136_Mount-Dickerman.jpg
  • View Sloan Peak from Mount Dickerman (Trail #710) in Mount  Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, accessible from the Mountain Loop Highway east of Verlot, Washington, USA.
    0710DIC-064_Sloan-Peak.jpg
  • A fiery orange sunset glows over fir trees, Seattle, Washington.
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  • Brushes have frozen in wax at the Watercolor and Beeswax Encaustic Studio of Deborah Stachowic, at the historic Rainier Cold Center, 5626 Airport Way S, Seattle, Washington 98108-2710.  Deborah Stachowic's studio is in an 1890's registered historic building south of downtown Seattle, in the historic Georgetown area. This venerable building lies sandwiched between Airport Way South (formerly a gravel road) and train tracks at the back. The Rainier Beer Company originally used this building as Rainier Cold Storage, and it retains impressive 18-inch thick wooden braces and beams. In the past, horses pulled beer wagons up ramps right into the building, through the large loading dock doors that now enter my studio! Nowadays many artists have moved in and converted the building into a beehive of creativity, with stimulating interaction between different disciplines.
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