Fallen Ends

Dead fall in Pond - Northern Neck of Virginia - 1999. Doesn't really do this scene justice, but I tried.

Maples Doing What They Do Best - Near Hyndeman, PA - 1999.

The last of my three shots from "Another Planet, WV." This one is "Another Planet's Dead Trees - 1997."

Trying to combine railfan photography with that of Fall colors is tricky. This opportunity at Horseshoe Curve, near Altoona, PA in 1995 is 99% perfect. Add a little sunlight to the hill in the background and we would have been golden - literally! So close.

Most of the color is gone in this 1997 shot of a creek near Spruce Knob, WV, but I still like it. There's a softness to the trees here that perfectly conveys the 70-degree bliss of Indian Summer. This was our second visit to West Virginia's highest point, and this time there would be no getting lost for hours in the dark in a car running on fumes.

Again - not your typical shot of blazing Autumn oranges and reds. This bit of post-peak mellow yellows was taken on the west side of Spruce Knob, WV - also in 1997.

Okay, boys and girls. I think that will just about wrap up Fall for this year. Coming soon, churches and a trip through New England...