{"id":8066,"date":"2018-09-30T22:34:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T05:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=8066"},"modified":"2018-09-30T22:34:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T05:34:40","slug":"fall-colors-in-the-mountains-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/30\/fall-colors-in-the-mountains-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Colors In The Mountains, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week I spent a couple of days camping in the mountains and viewing the fall colors. At sunrise at Lost Lake, I headed to the water&#8217;s edge. With no wind blowing during the early morning, the lake behaved like a mirror, reflecting fall colors in the water.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8061\" style=\"width: 593px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2188-0020-Morning-Reflections-At-Lost-Lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8061\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8061\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2188-0020-Morning-Reflections-At-Lost-Lake.jpg\" alt=\"2188-0020-Morning-Reflections-At-Lost-Lake\" width=\"583\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning Reflections At Lost Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I found these tree stumps at the shore, and created this image with East and West Beckwith Mountains reflecting in the background.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8062\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2188-0072-Tree-Root-Stumps-At-Lost-Lake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8062\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8062\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2188-0072-Tree-Root-Stumps-At-Lost-Lake.jpg\" alt=\"2188-0072-Tree-Root-Stumps-At-Lost-Lake\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree Root Stumps At Lost Lake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Later in the afternoon, I explored the area at the base of Ohio Pass. These aspens caught my eye because they turned orange-red instead of the more common yellow-gold.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8063\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2189-0033-Red-Aspen-Ohio-Pass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8063\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8063\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2189-0033-Red-Aspen-Ohio-Pass.jpg\" alt=\"2189-0033-Red-Aspen-Ohio-Pass\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2189-0033-Red-Aspen-Ohio-Pass.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2189-0033-Red-Aspen-Ohio-Pass-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Red Aspen, Ohio Pass<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The following morning I headed towards the Silver Jack area, where I knew there are plenty of aspen trees in the area. I made this infra-red image of the aspen trees lining the dirt road.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8064\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2192-0020-Aspen-Near-Silver-Jack-Reservoir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8064\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8064\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2192-0020-Aspen-Near-Silver-Jack-Reservoir.jpg\" alt=\"2192-0020-Aspen-Near-Silver-Jack-Reservoir\" width=\"524\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aspen Near Silver Jack Reservoir<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This final image was made as I headed up Ohio Pass that afternoon. The strong sunlight creates intense colors when back-lighting the aspen forests.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8065\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2193-0036-Aspen-Forests-Ohio-Pass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8065\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8065\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2193-0036-Aspen-Forests-Ohio-Pass.jpg\" alt=\"2193-0036-Aspen-Forests-Ohio-Pass\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2193-0036-Aspen-Forests-Ohio-Pass.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/2193-0036-Aspen-Forests-Ohio-Pass-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aspen Forests, Ohio Pass<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this week I spent a couple of days camping in the mountains and viewing the fall colors. At sunrise at Lost Lake, I headed to the water&#8217;s edge. With no wind blowing during the early morning, the lake behaved like a mirror, reflecting fall colors in the water. 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