Last days of fall color - Mount Baker region

scole

My sights finally fell on the Nooksack River valley on the north side of Mount Baker but missed peak colors by about a week. The weather has been more active lately and leaves are starting to fall. In fact, one of the places I wanted to shoot was no longer worth the effort. The region has plenty of areas to poke around and this was a prime time to do it.

I ultimately decided to explore Wells Creek Rd which is only open a portion of the year (due to a wildlife closure and the arrival of winter). I was pleasantly surprised to still find some vibrant displays of color. I ran out of daylight before running out of places to photograph. I'll definately be returning next year to explore it further..

#1 Foothill Color #1



#2 Foothill Color #2..



#3 Scenery above Wells Creek Rd with a small fog bank rolling in..



#4 Avalanche Track in Blaze



#5 And another one..



#6 One last one.



Thanks..

cmkultradome

Very pretty px! Don't you just love autumn in the northern states. #5 & #6 are my favorites. I love the evergreens mixed in with the deciduous trees.

Stephanie

jamesl

Wow! That 5th one works on so many levels. Definately a wall hanger.

James

greenpea

Beautiful pictures!

And I think I have to agree, #5 & #6 are also my favorites.

scole

Thank you, it's one of my faves as well. Photo #5 was taken at 200mm but here's a wider shot of the same area. The focal point of #5 is located below and just to the left of the center of this photo:

schmoo

scole wrote:

Thank you, it's one of my faves as well. Photo #5 was taken at 200mm but here's a wider shot of the same area. The focal point of #5 is located below and just to the left of the center of this photo:

Wow!! Unconventional but all of these elements are stunning together! Fire, mist, light, darkness.