Readers may have noticed that there were two blog posts yesterday. That was a bit of a goof on my part; instead of scheduling “A hole in the clouds” for today, as I meant to do, it published immediately – literally.
But I think it worked out in a typically atypical way. For today’s post, a look at Disappointment Valley from the top down. Not all of it, of course; most of the valley is around the bend. 🙂
In the foreground, Gambel oak, turning gorgeous shades of red and orange. We don’t have it down-valley or in Spring Creek Basin where the elevation is lower, so it’s nice to see the touch of color at the upper end. Pretty soon, the cottonwoods all along Disappointment Creek will be turning gold. Though the creek doesn’t run through Spring Creek Basin, we have a handful of cottonwoods in the basin. Maybe I’ll get lucky and see some ponies near some cottonwoods this fall.
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
Lovely photo of the changing oakbrush, TJ! We were up near Black Snag in the midst of that ourselves last week. It was glorious!
Oh! Did you go into the basin? The road was perfectly dry back then. … After this morning’s rain … SOGGY! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Hope you had a beautiful adventure, wherever you went!
Looks a little like the trees here – a little. Ours are changing & have been for a couple weeks. Weather is nice tho – so far.
Our reds and oranges (they’re “rusty” a lot of years, like a beautiful old tapestry, but this year, there seem to be a lot of reds) are mostly limited to the Gambel oak (or oakbrush), though some of the aspens turn a “flame” red/orange color that’s simply stunning surrounded by the familiar gold. And there’s a pocket of some kind of red trees in a little high bowl in the upper valley that are *gorgeous*. At the elevation of Spring Creek Basin, we don’t have many deciduous trees; our lower-elevation trees are mostly pinon and juniper. Enjoy your changing forests!
Yeah, fall was/is my favorite time of year. Weather is usually pretty nice – not hot or cold – usually.
I’ve seen pictures of the Aspens & they are gorgeous.
Very beautiful fall picture! Also, it would make a great puzzle!
Ah – it would be a tough one! 🙂
Beautiful colors ! Such fun to see that perspective of the valley ! Did you hike to get the shot ?
If by “hike,” you mean bushwack-through-the-oak, yeeesssss? Ha – I went only maybe 30-40 yards down the hill below the crest, under the double power lines (and boy were they THRUMMING with power – literally!) – just so I could see the valley for the Gambel oak blocking the view. 😉
Wow — very beautiful. I think your posts yesterday worked out perfectly.
Good to know. Thanks, Martha. 🙂