Fall in the Mountains

In mid-September we were seeing beautiful colors in the mountains, though the trees down in the valley were still very green.  We decided to drive up to Squaw Peak one Sunday after Church and get a closer look, plus collect a few leaves to bring home for projects.  Check it out.

Yes, this was our living room within about 12 seconds of getting home.
The kids must have been trying to re-create the "throwing leaves" picture.

A couple of weeks later we wanted another dose of beautiful fall colors, so we took a drive along the Alpine Loop.  We just took a few pictures from the windows of the car, and only stopped when Eliza needed to take care of some business in the forest.

The fall colors here are beautiful!  We will definitely miss nature's rainbow if we end up moving back to an area that doesn't have much of a fall.  I'm glad we took some time to enjoy it this year!