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| Once we
began the climb up to the Pass, there were bright splashes of gold
and red amongst the evergreens. |
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Ground
cover on the hillsides was just beginning to show a tinge of rust
and orange.
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| As we
drove along, we occasionally caught a glimpse of the rocky mountains,
rising from fall-colored foliage. |
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Brightly-colored
leaves on these trees provided an attractive foreground for the
mountains beyond.
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| Here and
there, the evergreen hills became tall, rocky mountains, and remainders
of snow caps were still to be seen. |
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Here's
our lunch spot of the day. It was pretty here, and surprisingly
VERY hot!
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The
way down provided just as many striking and colorful scenes.
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Little
waterfalls burbled beside the road.
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In
Marblemount, we caught up with this funny little bus.
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| A little
further along, we chuckled at these lawn ornaments. The Yeti must
have been at least ten feet tall. |
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| As we
approached Arlington, Tim spotted two Bald Eagles in a tree beside
the road. Despite my best efforts at sneaking along quietly, this
was as close as I could get, and they took off. |
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I love
this Espresso stand! It's in Arlington, near the on-ramp to the
I-5. It makes me smile.
So that
was our day. It was relaxing and quiet, and thoroughly enjoyable,
and although the colors aren't much compared to those back East,
they're still a pretty flag signalling the changing of the season.
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