Autumn Pretty

By sovknight | October 5, 2008

It is Fall here in Utah, and color has come to the mountains.  Fall is my very most favorite time of year, and one of the reasons is spelled out very clearly in the pictures below:  I love the look of it.  Changing leaves, the crispness in the air, the dusting of snow… its all beautiful and awesome.  How can you not appreciate the wonder of it all?

Of course, I had to size down these pictures to fit on the blog, but I’ve left them linked so you can see them in higher resolution.  Just give them a clickie if you want.  Also, don’t forget you can see each of them along with many more on my Flickr page.  If you like what you see, please feel free to leave a comment as well.

Today I and my trusty camera made our way up to Silver lake once again.  This weekend brought some rain to the whole of the Salt Lake valley, and rain in the valley in the Fall means snow in the mountains.  Just a dusting, as you can see, but enough to make everything jaw-droppingly gorgeous. 

After a walk around the lake, I struck out on the path that leads above the lake, and found even more vibrant color and amazing scenery.  I can’t believe how pretty Utah is this time of year.

This picture is looking out over the lake toward the Brighton Ski resort, which, a scant couple of months from now, will be completely covered with light, fluffy snow the kind skiers and snowboarders live for.  Even the lake itself and the surrounding trees you see here will be covered with a couple hundred inches of snow.  Until then though, you can’t beat the scenery of Autumn Pretty.