Thursday, January 6, 2011

Fall in the Western United States

     The fall season in the western part of the United States has a drama of its own.  Unlike the east coast which has a varied tapestry of colors, in the west the sweeping golden color of the Aspen trees form tunnels and passages of gold.  Lake Tahoe, more popular for summer and winter visits, has a quiet calm and beauty about it at this time of the year.  I was pleasantly surprised to find so much to photograph on one October visit with friends.  I also found a dramatic color display along the Stanislaus river in Gold Country, California.
   A uniqueness about the fall season in the west is scenes of snow-capped mountains with splashes of color in the foreground.  The snow starts falling as the trees start turning color, giving us the indication of the passage of time and the changing of seasons.
   Photographing the fall scenes showed me that there is beauty everywhere and at all times - you just have to look for it.

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