Oct. 2, 2011 - Fall Colors

Fall colors in Minnesota seem to be a little late this year. Our North Shore trip (see last week’s photos) was the same time as in previous years but the colors were just starting. Here is a spot along the Honeymoon Trail in Cook County, MN with a nice mix of yellow, green, and orange leaves.

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Some of the smaller maple trees were already brightly colored but the larger trees were still mostly green.

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You can often find individual leaves that are just gorgeous.

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One week later we were back at our home in northern Minnesota. I took this photo of a small pond along Hwy 169 south of Pokegama Lake.

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And this is the same area but from a different angle.

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