Here in the mountains the weather is cool, the air alive and crisp, the leaves are changing colors, and it’s time to be outside.  A roof over your head when the sky’s that amazing blue and the sun is shining and warm on your skin is a downright sin! Even grey days are hard to miss.  Every chance I get I’m out in the woods, on a trail, driving a country road, soaking up the autumn bliss, watching the colors change before my eyes.  Here are some photos I’ve snapped on recent hikes.

Off the way from Big Glassy Mountain trail.  This picture makes me feel like Bambi’s just around the corner.

 

sunset at the top of Big Glassy

 

Me and my hiking partner at the top of Big Glassy.

 

Sunset peeking through the trees.

 

Pink skies at the bottom of Big Glassy.

 

Approaching the covered bridge on Buck Forest Road.

 

the covered bridge

 

water beneath the covered bridge

 

patient horsies

 

cascading from Bridal Veil Falls

 

 

poetry in motion

 

GVB with another sunset.

 

 

a happy lonely field

 

High Falls (you can just see the corner of the covered bridge at the top)

 

Triple Falls trail

 

Triple Falls — To me, this just seems like the quintessential DuPont pic– I’m sure this photograph’s been taken a thousand times!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning mist over Lake Imaging.

 

Lake Imaging Road trail – early morning

 

Early morning hike on the Jim Branch trail– the sunlight was like reaching fingers through the trees.

 

The burning bush?

 

von bon illuminated

 

morning light and mist