Readers have seen a lot of pix of La Sal Mountains in my photos of mustangs in Spring Creek Basin. They form a pretty dramatic range on our northwestern horizon.
During a couple of recent aspen-leaf-peeping drives, I had the opportunity to see our landmarks from different perspectives, including from those not-so-far-away La Sals.
Spring Creek Basin, in Disappointment Valley, is a little hazy with smoke in this view southeast from below Mount Peale (the highest La Sal peak), and in this smallish view, maybe hard to pick out. But visible – in the upper, farthest area of the pic – are McKenna Peak, Temple Butte, submarine ridge (my name for it), Brumley Point, Round Top, Flat Top, Filly Peak and the rimrocks on the western edge of the basin.
Autumn-tinged Gambel oak is in the foreground.
This may be the most colorful image I’ll ever get to take of Temple Butte.
It’s taken from a couple of miles east of Groundhog Reservoir, looking northwestish. Spring Creek Basin is on the *other* side of Temple Butte from this perspective.
Happy autumn. I hope you’re all enjoying the colors of the changing season and the cooler temps!
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Thanks for the beauty of the west!
One of the benefits of living in this beautiful part of the world is seeing – and sharing – the diverse beauty here! 🙂
Very nice. We have nothing like this in southeast Michigan.
It’s really a world away. 🙂 But I bet you also have beautiful autumn trees?!
What beautiful pictures!
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Great autumn pics, TJ! The Groundhog area has been beautiful this year.
Yes, it has been! I don’t think the drought diminished the autumn brilliance too much as far as the aspen and Gambel oak.
Thank you for the colorful tour of the valley etc !
Always so much more to see!