Fall foilage picture thread......

[Flybye]

Saw these beauties whilst riding near our cabin in Island Park, Idaho (not at all a tropical place despite the word "island") and thought I would share the picture. I am sure we'd all love to see some pictures from other parts of the US and elsewhere of fall in full swing. Please share your fall riding pictures with us....

Love fall!!
If only we could skip winter, hmmm........

[Shiraz]

Flybye,
Thanks for the picture. What a great idea for a new thread:) :) Glad to see you were able to ride. I hope to ride the afternoon in Pocatello. Can you join me?

[Jo-n-NY]

Yes, what a lovely pic and great idea for a thread. I think I will ask for my own camera for Christmas and then learn how to post pics.

~ JoAnn

[SadieKate]

Oh, jeez. I haven't been able to get up there in several years now. Sniff. The pelicans above Osborne Bridge. The middle fork float. The swans. Sniff.

[mary9761]

These aren't from this year, but these are some of my favorite fall color photos from some of my previous rides.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/mary9761/Halloween%202005/halloween05o.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/mary9761/Halloween%202005/halloween05zn.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a361/mary9761/November%201%202005/110105b.jpg

[mimitabby]

http://www.sersale.org/color/buddleia.jpg

Buddleia leaves at the plant where I work

[Kimmyt]

An old one as well, but hopefully I will get more this weekend up at the Catskills.

This was taken in NC:

http://www.rockclimbing.com/images/photos/assets/6/146426-largest_42943.jpg

[wannaduacentury]

An old one as well, but hopefully I will get more this weekend up at the Catskills.

This was taken in NC:

http://www.rockclimbing.com/images/photos/assets/6/146426-largest_42943.jpg

Is that a road? or on top of a cliff/mtn looking down? really cool.:cool:

[Kimmyt]

It's kinda halfway up a big hunk of rock called Stone Mt. in NC. It does kinda look like a road, though, because it's slab so it's very low angled, actually you kinda climb it like spider man, theres not a whole lot of hands and you just friction your way up in a stooped-over position. Very cool little place.

[Flybye]

Oh, jeez. I haven't been able to get up there in several years now. Sniff. The pelicans above Osborne Bridge. The middle fork float. The swans. Sniff.

You can come with me next time!! Don't cry.... waaaa... okay, now I am crying!
I would love to do a ride on the Mesa Falls Scenic Byway...
Hmmm, now you and Shiraz both have me thinking........
Wouldn't that be fun??? TE takes to Mesa Falls Scenic Byway and then sacks out at Flybye's family cabin? By the way, we have a 5 gallon water heater, we'd really have to plan out those showers.

Shiraz, thanks for the call! I wish I could make the ride tonight. Next time....

[Flybye]

Oh, your pictures are all so pretty :D :D :D :D :D :D
Did I mention that I love fall??

[IFjane]

Beautiful pictures & a great idea for a thread. Not much in leaf color down here in VA yet (except for green) I will be sure to take some once the change begins - but be prepared to wait about a month.

Meanwhile, this is by my front door. :rolleyes:

[solobiker]

I just love this time of year. The colors are beautiful and temperatures are perfect.. Thanks for showing your pics!!

[coyote]

Thanks for the pics. Its been ages since I've seen fall. When I was a kid we would go up and see the Aspen turning.

[emily_in_nc]

It's kinda halfway up a big hunk of rock called Stone Mt. in NC. It does kinda look like a road, though, because it's slab so it's very low angled, actually you kinda climb it like spider man, theres not a whole lot of hands and you just friction your way up in a stooped-over position. Very cool little place.

Oh cool - I've hiked at Stone Mountain. Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the photo....

Emily

[Zen]

Not much in leaf color down here in VA yet (except for green) I will be sure to take some once the change begins - but be prepared to wait about a month.

Meanwhile, this is by my front door. :rolleyes:
I want to eat your wreath. it looks like it may have candy corn in it.

[crazycanuck]

I'll try and take some spring photos this weekend. I know Summer is coming to Western Australia as the wild flowers are blooming :)

I love fall colours!!

KG-should you be in Edmonton soon & drive along 97th st towards Namao, take some photos :)

C

[Pax]

Here's one I took last Fall near my old office. I always loved this big old tree.

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb217/Deepliquid/43562111-M.jpg

[Tri Girl]

Your pictures are simply gorgeous!!! What a great thread. LOVE seeing colors from other places.
No turning colors here just yet, but when they start changing, I'll snap some pics. We don't have nearly as many trees around here as some of you (NC, VA, ID, etc), but the few we have can be quite pretty!

[li10up]

Here in central Texas we don't have much in the way of fall foliage....so please keep posting pics....I miss Pennsylvania in the fall. :(

[GLC1968]

So far, the only leaves changing here are the ones on the trees that are dying from the drought! :eek: But here are a couple from last year - in NC

http://www.tranquilitysystems.com/gallery/files/4-cow.JPG

http://www.tranquilitysystems.com/gallery/files/4-IMG_0470.JPG

[DirtDiva]

Meh. Why have autumn when you can have this:

[IFjane]

I want to eat your wreath. it looks like it may have candy corn in it.

No candy corn - sorry Zen! It's an enameled aluminum wreath on top of a grapevine.....

[Brandi]

I took these a few years ago when we went to yosemite in the fall. It was my first time there and it was wonderful!

[bouncybouncy]

Taken last year on my way home from a mtb ride...

[Tuckervill]

Here's one I took on Peaks Island, ME on Sunday. I rode my bike around Portland and took the ferry out to the island. The day before I rode the 8-Lighthouse Ride in Portland. 46 miles instead of 40, because the person I was with made a wrong turn! But it's the farthest I've ever gone. :)

Karen

[Brandi]

Here's one I took on Peaks Island, ME on Sunday. I rode my bike around Portland and took the ferry out to the island. The day before I rode the 8-Lighthouse Ride in Portland. 46 miles instead of 40, because the person I was with made a wrong turn! But it's the farthest I've ever gone. :)

Karen
It is sooooo cool when you go just a bit further then you ever have. Besides it looks like it was a wonderful afternoon for a ride.

[emily_in_nc]

Meh. Why have autumn when you can have this:

Awwwww...I adore lambs! Thanks for posting!

[HappyAnika]

Ok, so it's not exactly foliage, but I just had to share this. It's a 342 lb pumpkin that my coworker grew in his yard. No photoshopping, this is real! He had 4 guys from work help him load it up this morning so he could weigh it on the freight scale at work. I love pumpkins, I think this is fantastic! :D

[Zen]

if you squint it looks like a big butt :eek:

[Flybye]

Holey Moley!!! IT'S HUGE, I TELL YOU, HUGE...

Wow!

Thanks for that!

[DirtDiva]

if you squint it looks like a big butt :eek:
Sometimes I hate you. :p

[Zen]

Well, it does!
C'mon, you can't deny it :D

Mmmm, PIE!

[DirtDiva]

I'm not denying it! But I just had to squint and check, didn't I? :rolleyes:

[Flybye]

We rode 30 miles from the west entrance of Yellowstone into the park. Here are a couple of pictures of the leaves up thata' way -
The first picture is of the climb up the hill in Ashton, about 40 miles from Yellowstone - it was a hazy day - must have been a fire somewhere.

The second picture is in the park. The area that we rode through is beautiful, although there isn't too much for foilage because of the 88 fire in Yellowstone. I will post more picts of our ride that aren't fall related on another thread.

[chickwhorips]

Beautiful pictures. I'll be sure to get some from around here.

Fall just amazes me. Its so pretty. I haven't seen it in 10 years (7 years in Phoenix and then 3 years in Cold Bay, AK). I'm enjoying every day looking up to the mountains, seeing the leaves change and the termination dust. Everyone hates me around here, but I'm excited for the snow!

[Kimmyt]

Well, even though it's officially Fall, the temps are still pretty warm up here, so the colors haven't really gotten too bright. There are a few signs of Autumn, though... some pictures from my weekend in the Catskills.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/azhben/IMG_0416.jpg
a hint of color....

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/azhben/IMG_0409.jpg
some fallen leaves starting to carpet the trail

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/azhben/IMG_0418.jpg

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e30/azhben/IMG_0417.jpg
some autumn beauties along the road

[solobiker]

if you squint it looks like a big butt :eek:

LOL, It does, and I thought only I thought of crazy things like that. It makes me wonder where our minds go sometimes:p

[TsPoet]

Threads like this make me jealous, but not as jealous as they used to. I'm suddenly seeing some beauty in where I live. But, Fall, what's that? Is that the week between hot and dry and not so hot and dry?

[Zen]

Watch out for that coyote!

[Flybye]

Yeah, TS, that thing looks like it could really tear your leg off!!
It blends well with all of the fall colors :rolleyes: If you blink, you might not see it!!!

[TsPoet]

Yeah, TS, that thing looks like it could really tear your leg off!!
It blends well with all of the fall colors :rolleyes: If you blink, you might not see it!!!

That's funny, I hadn't actually seen him! It's also funny, because it could rip your leg off - that is the meanest dog known to man. If he was any bigger, he would have been put to sleep, since he's less than 20 lbs and about 10 inches tall at the withers, I can control him and most people just laugh at him when he attacks.
There is also lots of coyote skat around this walk, never seen one here. I've seen several at another location that I walk. This location is about 100 yards from the Yakima river (thus the trees in the background, no river means no trees).
Later I'll attach another photo of the same walk with Murphy (the aforementioned dog) taking a dirt bath, he loves dirt baths.

[TsPoet]

Murphy taking a dirt bath - Fall is the best time for dirtbaths as long as you can avoid the goatheads!

[lyca]

I love all the great photos on this thread! Here's a pic I took on my ride with my BF today. It's a cider mill at the town next to mine. As you can see, it is a HUGE fall hang out since they have the best cider and the best donuts around! You can see our bikes over by the left side of the building. :)

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[TsPoet]

I love all the great photos on this thread! Here's a pic I took on my ride with my BF today. It's a cider mill at the town next to mine. As you can see, it is a HUGE fall hang out since they have the best cider and the best donuts around! You can see our bikes over by the left side of the building. :)
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Oh, cider and fall! Some things just have the most wonderful associations.

[sundial]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/lakebench.jpg

[Flybye]

lyca - Oh, I can smell the cider, YUM!

sundial - Wow! What a beautiful picture. stunning! Did you take that one? Where?

[Susan126]

Fall also has very TALL CORN! After mountain biking on Sunday Joe and I stopped at our local farmer's vegetable/fruit stand to pick up some things for dinner. I had Joe stand in front of the corn. It will soon be a corn maze for the Halloween festivities.

Goodness it was tall!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d167/Howler247/tallcorn.jpg

[sundial]

sundial - Wow! What a beautiful picture. stunning! Did you take that one? Where?

Yes, I took a day to hike and photograph this at my local state park. I take my girls there (my german shepherd dogs) and together we hike and enjoy the scenery.

Here are a few more:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/Kalifall6.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/maple.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/2dogcrew/fallleaveswater.jpg

[sundial]

Susan, I would enjoy riding by that corn field. Wow! That's some super corn!

[Tuckervill]

Our corn mazes are always cut into dry, brown stalks. That is some tall corn!

Karen

[sbctwin]

Sundial, how did you get your puppy to pose? What a cutie!!!

[sundial]

It took a lot of patience--and time. She is very good about sitting still for me, but she was constantly surveying the area for birds and critters. It started to rain and if you look at the foliage, you'll see raindrops on the leaves.

[Susan126]

Such a cute German Shepherd and the red leaves, just beautiful! So you say she sat still for you Sundial?! WOW! My dog couldn't sit still for half a second!

[yellow]

Mr. yellow and I had a nice ride up City Creek Canyon in SLC this afternoon. The picture doesn't do the actual scenery justice!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Rides/Misc%20Home%20Rides/CC_Sue_10-07.jpg

[sandra]

so pretty. It's still like summer here. :o

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

if you squint it looks like a big butt :eek:

I think some heavy Lycra tights would hide that cellulite nicely. :cool:

[LBTC]

My camera and I LOVE this time of year! All of these taken in Vernon, BC, Canada

[Flybye]

Wow LBTC - the third one down in beautiful. How'd ya capture that?

[LBTC]

Thanks, Flybye. I'm in love with my camera, I guess....

Have you clicked the link in my sig line? There's a few more lucky pics there, too...

Isn't this the best time of year??

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[CyclaSutra]

[QUOTE=yellow;253279]Mr. yellow and I had a nice ride up City Creek Canyon in SLC this afternoon. The picture doesn't do the actual scenery justice!

So jealous, Sue, it looks just fantastic down there.
I've had a lazy, lazy summer with moving three times, but getting back on the bike soon. At least in my garage and at spin class if the snow starts to fly. Our colors are much the same, but since I saw City Creek Canyon in summer, I now want to ride it again in fall. So nice!
Hi to Brian!
J

[sandra]

WOW!!! LBTC, you are a professional photographer!!!! Those pictures are amazing!

[DeniseGoldberg]

Somehow my camera seems to be focusing on leaves as opposed to trees...

http://Denise.smugmug.com/photos/204749027-L.jpg

http://Denise.smugmug.com/photos/202373215-M.jpg

http://Denise.smugmug.com/photos/205220192-M.jpg

http://Denise.smugmug.com/photos/205221635-M.jpg

--- Denise

[Flybye]

Thanks, Flybye. I'm in love with my camera, I guess....

Have you clicked the link in my sig line? There's a few more lucky pics there, too...

Isn't this the best time of year??

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~


Just a "FEW" ;) ;) ;) more lucky pics? Wow! I will have to spend some time there for sure............. Thanks for pointing that out. You sure have a knack for filling the frame. Very aesthetically pleasing stuff if I do say so myself. I got a scholarship or two in art for college, so I think my opinion must qualify in someone's eyes :o :)

Well done!

[Flybye]

Wow Ms. Goldberg..... Wow!!! Nuff said!

[DeniseGoldberg]

Wow Ms. Goldberg..... Wow!!! Nuff said!
Hey thanks - your comment brought a big smile to my face!

If you're interested, more fall photos can be found in this gallery: http://denise.smugmug.com/gallery/3567671.

--- Denise

[LBTC]

Sandra, Flyebye - thank you so much! I'm almost ready to post the link to my online picture selling site....I'll keep you posted. (I might even be a professional photographer one day :) )

Denise - your pictures are great!!! How do you like smugmug? Have you sold much? I decided to go with Printroom. As I mentioned I don't have my address "out there" yet, but so far I'm happy with print quality, and with the general concept.

Hugs and butterflies, everyone!
~T~

[DeniseGoldberg]

Denise - your pictures are great!!! How do you like smugmug? Have you sold much? I decided to go with Printroom. As I mentioned I don't have my address "out there" yet, but so far I'm happy with print quality, and with the general concept.
~T~
I really like smugmug. The features are great, the developers continue to work on new stuff, and the community is wonderful. I highly recommend it. And if you decide to switch, you can get $5 off of your first year's subscription by placing my referral code ( llX8NBuQ4l6uQ ) in the 'Referred by' field on the signup form.

The community website is http://www.dgrin.com, and it goes well beyond smugmug. There is a small section that is devoted to smugmug and smugmug customization, but the bulk of it is about photography.

As far as selling goes, I have had my galleries there for a long time, and I switched to a pro account over a year ago, but I didn't open up my galleries to sell prints until very recently. No sales yet, but maybe someday...

Let us know what your printroom address is when you're ready.

--- Denise

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Here's a picture of our heavenly blue morning glories in their last few days before the inevitable first frost will kill them dead. Alas! Our maple in the back has lost most of its orange leaves already. A little purple plum tree we planted 4 years ago is on the left.
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[emily_in_nc]

How beautiful, Lisa! I tried growing Heavenly Blues one year only to find out that deer just loved 'em. Oh well...the downside of living in the woods. Nice to see what they are supposed to look like! :D

Emily

[cosc]

Your morning glories are so beautiful, Lisa.

[Susan126]

Beautiful blue morning glories Lisa! I thought they only came in white! :p Shows you how much of a gardener I am! Aaaaa I sure do miss the eastern states for fall colors. I grew up in Pittsburgh. Someday (like when both of my kids are out of college . . . in 1 1/2 years) Joe and I are going to do a tour back east. Like Bike Vermont! (http://www.bikevermont.com/) Now wouldn't this be great?! I can't wait!:D

[Trekhawk]

After being away on holidays for a week we are now back and being busy little mites getting ready for our move. Today was so nice however that I couldn't resist a ride. Here are a few snaps of fall foliage in Nevada County.

[2wheeltraveler]

Great idea! Just did my first solo tour over Halloween and took some pics. We don't have the color like back East but we've got yellow against red cliffs.


Journal and more pics here...
http://crazyguyonabike.com/doc/halloween

Nicole

[yellow]

I had to resurrect this thread! Here are some from my ride(s) today (I got 2 canyons in as I wanted to catch the color before it gets blown off in the storm that's supposed to arrive tomorrow).

City Creek Canyon--right in my 'hood!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Rides/Misc%20Home%20Rides/CityCreekFall08.jpg

Millcreek Canyon--right in Alex's 'hood!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Rides/Misc%20Home%20Rides/Millcreek_Fall_08.jpg

Millcreek again, higher up.
(kind of messed up the stitching on this one)
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Rides/Misc%20Home%20Rides/MillcreekFall.jpg

Alex enjoying the PERFECT weather.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Rides/Misc%20Home%20Rides/EA_Millcreek_Fall_08.jpg

[SadieKate]

Ah ha! So you actually loaded your Canon software, eh?

Very booful colors. I do wish we had more aspen here but so many other good things I can't complain.

[Susan126]

Absolutely beautiful Yellow! I want to be there!!!!

[bmccasland]

Very pretty!

Our fall colors are still GREEN

But we do have "fall" weather, the lows are in the 60's, and afternoon highs in the low 80's. My bike is calling me. The weather is prefect, no more afternoon thunderstorms, "come ride!!!"

[yellow]

Well, the aspen are really still only about halfway there. The red is mostly Rocky Mtn maple. There is some sumac in there as well.

I'm hoping to get Mr. Yellow out tomorrow before the storm hits, but it looks like we might not make it. I'm glad I was able to scoot out of work early today and tackle both of the canyons.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

OK, I like this thread....but I cringe every time I read the thread title "foilage".
Now I have to read it for a whole 'nother autumn! :rolleyes:
Um....it's foliage. We're not talking tin foil here!

Curses, foiled again!

[jobob]

I'll be going back to my ancestral territory (the Berkshires in Western MA) for a wedding the 1st weekend in November. I guess the leaves will have pretty much fallen off by then. Rats.

[crazycanuck]

Umm, desperate Canadian here..

Please post photos of the leaves changing colour..pweeease

SUMMER'S COMING....

[yellow]

I know this thread gives Lisa the fits, but I remembered crazycanuck's call for pictures and thought of her today while I was out.

Winter is due to hit tonight, and it was much colder today than it has been. A friend and I took advantage of the snow-free conditions to do a trail run up high. Still some color going on up there, but it's going fast. Here are a few shots. It was cloudy, so the light was flat. :(

My friend running past some aspen

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Just%20for%20Fun/Running/IMG_0102.jpg


Some rose hips

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Just%20for%20Fun/Running/IMG_0113.jpg



Some aspen (notice that the trees on the upper ridge have already lost all leaves and there are some on the left side that are still green)

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1/tasdan/Just%20for%20Fun/Running/IMG_0110.jpg

[crazycanuck]

Thanks for the photos Madame Yellow :)

[andtckrtoo]

This East Coast transplant to California thanks y'all profusely for your photos!! I soo miss the fall foliage. Around here you'll be driving down a street of red maples (planted by other transplants who miss the color) only to turn a corner and be confronted with a street of green palms. It's very confusing.

[Devold]

Let's get this old thread back in action :)

We've been on a long and lovely bike ride today. The fall is so beautiful and I love the amazing colors :D But now I need a MTB :p The ride could have been so much better with a mtb frame with a suspension fork instead of a hybrid frame with a fixed carbon fork and narrow tires :(:) It's a lovely excuse for a new bike! :D

http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/Devold/fall20123_zpse0025d99.jpg
http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/Devold/fall20122_zps93188d15.jpg
http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/Devold/fall20121_zps3cd223c7.jpg
http://i1169.photobucket.com/albums/r520/Devold/fall2012_zps86a5a151.jpg

[Bike Writer]

Not from this year's riding in the fall but from two years ago, I love this photo and use it as wallpaper on my desktop during the autumn.

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[AppleTree]

Wow Devold...just wow. :)

Bike Writer, what a pretty picture! Love it too.

[ZenBiker]

Great pics! Devoid, I'm glad you bumped this thread. I'll see if I can take one to add to it tomorrow.