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Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/19/2015
Moonrise above the South Fork Mineral Creek.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/19/2015
Yellow leaves swirl in eddy currents in South Fork Mineral Creek.
Fernando Boza
Photo Date:
09/19/2015
South Fork Mineral Creek.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
09/10/2011
Fall colors at the end of the day near the summit of Observation Peak via Stanley Lake Creek.
Matt Leidecker
Photo Date:
09/10/2011
Fall colors decorate the headwaters of Stanley Lake Creek.
Taylor Reilly
Photo Date:
10/05/2014
Fall colors at Lake Sabrina.
Taylor Reilly
Photo Date:
10/05/2014
Lake Sabrina.
Taylor Reilly
Photo Date:
10/05/2014
Approaching the Inlet on Lake Sabrina.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/21/2015
Lower Kentucky Falls adorned with colorful leaves.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/21/2015
North Fork Smith River on the Kentucky Falls Hike.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Morning light on Mount Jefferson from Park Ridge to the north.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Fall foliage surrounds Shitke Lake on the Jefferson Park Hike Park Ridge.
Daniel Sherman
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Bays Lake on the Jefferson Park Hike.
John Haywood
Jay Covered Bridge in New York's Adirondack Mountains.
Tara Schatz
Photo Date:
04/10/2017
A view of Lake Shaftsbury and one of the trail bridges from the beach in autumn.
Tara Schatz
Photo Date:
04/10/2017
Early morning at the beach.
Tara Schatz
Photo Date:
10/13/2016
You can rent paddleboats, canoes, and kayaks until Columbus Day Weekend at Woodford State Park.
Tara Schatz
Photo Date:
10/13/2017
Woodford State Park.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date:
10/04/2016
Fall foliage and fallen trees along Cascade Creek.
Jonathan Stull
Photo Date:
10/04/2016
Cascade Creek.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
10/20/2016
Fall foliage from the McArthur-Burney Memorial State Park.
Patrick Mueller
Photo Date:
10/20/2016
Colors changing below Burney falls.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
The "lower" Upper Enchantment area. Looking at Little Annapurna on the left and Dragontail Peak to the right.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
Enchantment Lakes Thru Hike.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
The view of Inspiration Lake and Prusik Peak while descending down into the Lower Enchantments.
Michael Sawiel
Photo Date:
10/10/2014
Small pool of water in the Upper Enchantment area.
Ryan Ernstes
Photo Date:
09/30/2015
River winding along the Marvine Lake Trail.
Ryan Ernstes
Photo Date:
09/30/2015
Golden aspen leaves along the Marvine Lake Trail.
Ryan Ernstes
Photo Date:
09/30/2015
The Marvine Lake Trail is singletrack for much of the way.
Ryan Ernstes
Photo Date:
09/30/2015
The Marvine Lake Trail boasts many colors.
Ryan Ernstes
Photo Date:
09/30/2015
Beautiful open views on an early section of Marvine Lake Trail.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
09/21/2015
Beautiful fall colors on the Lake Mary Trail.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
09/21/2015
Beautiful fall colors on the Lake Mary Trail.
Brandon Fralic
Photo Date:
10/09/2014
Fall colors in the meadow on Blue Lake Trail.
Brandon Fralic
Photo Date:
10/09/2014
Blue Lake in the fall.
Deanna Chase
Photo Date:
10/15/2016
Woods Canyon Lake.
Deanna Chase
Photo Date:
10/15/2016
Forested area surrounds Woods Canyon Lake.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/14/2016
Gazing out across the color-dappled ridgeline from the tower.
Jesse Weber
Photo Date:
11/14/2016
Panorama of the Smoky Mountains, looking out over Happy Valley and past Cades Cove to Gregory Bald.
Stephanie Windschill
Photo Date:
10/08/2016
Oberg Lake.
Stephanie Windschill
Photo Date:
10/08/2016
Lake Superior from atop Oberg Mountain.