Autumn Colors

Autumn is my VERY favorite time of year! The colors, textures and smells warm my heart like no other season can even pretend to :)

A couple of Fridays ago found DJ and I heading to some of our favorite places to take in the beauty of this season.

DJ is sweet in this way. He was so patient all day as I took pictures everywhere we stopped!

We had a wonderful day together :)

Sunlit Tree Tops

North Ogden Divide ~ I wanted to hike out to the edge to see what kind of view  there was of the valley (Ogden Valley).

DJ heading down

A view to the left as we were hiking down

Looking back up the hill

We couldn't get out to the edge as much as I'd hoped so we walked back up along the road.
What a beautiful day!!

We drove up to Powder Mountain ~ The aspens mixed in with the evergreens are one of my favorite sights in the fall :)

This is where Ben took his snowboarding lessons last year

Our next stop was Monte Cristo ~ One of our favorite areas here in Northern Utah.
DJ's walking along the road in the campground. We camped here quite a bit when the kids were younger.

So peaceful ~ a stroll through this campground is like a mini vacation for my heart!

Next we headed to the dirt road that goes over Wasatch Ridge ~ still in the Monte Cristo area

The skies were that incredible blue we get in the fall. The most amazing thing was the color of the aspens. I've only seen them in yellow but look how they are decked out in red/orange! 

Snowbasin is way off in the distance

This tree caught my eye

This tree begged me to take its picture :)

These trees were growing out at an angle

We followed this dirt road (Wasatch Ridge) for awhile in awe of the view.
God is an INCREDIBLE artist! We are blessed to live in such a ruggedly beautiful part of this world!

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Ben's football team lost pretty badly to Morgan this past week. They have one more game this coming week. We love watching him play!

Ben ~ #45

I hope you are enjoying fall colors in your area of the world!

~JanMarie