Michigan, October 27

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Seney National Wildlife Refuge. October 27, 2025.

My fall in Michigan series.

My last morning in Michigan. Before driving home, I stopped at Seney National Wildlife Refuge which is just two miles north of Germfask Michigan. Seney is one of my favorite places on the planet. The roads that loop through the refuge close after October 20 and they are not open to foot traffic, but you can see two of the ponds from the road to the visitor’s center. I stopped to take this picture of one of them before pointing my car toward home.  From May 15 to October 20 when the roads are open, I highly recommend Seney as a place to visit and take pictures.

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Michigan, October 24

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Trillium Ravine Nature Preserve. October 24, 2025.

My fall color in Michigan series.

One year ago today I left Iowa in the morning and arrived at Trillium Ravine near Buchanan in far southern Michigan at 5:38 pm. My plan was to capture fall colors before it got too dark.  It turns out the best color was on the outside edge of the preserve.  The interior of the preserve was still mostly green.

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Meeting a Norman Rockwell Model

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The Sugar Shack, Arlington Vermont. October 23, 2017.

I stopped at the Sugar Shack just north of Arlington Vermont. It was a happy find. They have several grades of delicious maple syrup and lots of other goodies, plus two great people who run the place. They also have a Norman Rockwell museum with Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers. You can also buy small Rockwell reproductions.

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Acadia, October 22

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Jesup Path, Acadia National Park. October 22, 2017.

My fall in Acadia National Park Series.

This was my last day of 5 splendid days in Acadia National Park.  When I was writing about the best national parks to visit in the fall, I checked articles by two photographers and eleven travel writers. The most recommended national park for fall colors is Acadia. (See the two links below.) After my 2017 trip to Acadia I can see why. I highly recommend a trip to Acadia in the fall.

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Ohio, October 14

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Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves, Columbus Ohio. October 14, 2012.

My fall in Ohio series.

I was walking our dog Sunny in our neighborhood when I found these leaves on the ground. I grabbed a photo with my phone. We were on Sugarmaple Drive which is lined with maple trees. In the fall it is the prettiest street in our neighborhood.

Ava, One Year Ago Today

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Ava, Slip Bluff Lake. October 12, 2025.

One year ago today, when we made plans, the light looked promising for water portraits. But clouds rolled in and the light turned blue by the time we got to the lake. I hate to ask someone to get into the cold October water when the light isn’t optimum, but she volunteered anyway. So she waded out into the cold water and I did my photographic best. To my pleasant surprise we ended up with some nice images, and most important, she is pleased. She picked out some preliminary personal favorites from the back of the camera. We got together at a later date and looked at the images on a computer to make our final choices. We picked these two as favorites.

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Colorado, October 10

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Ben Franklin Elementary School, Pueblo Colorado. October 10, 2007.

My fall in Colorado series.

This is NOT one of my typical fall color in the mountains photos with golden aspen. On October 10, 2007, I was on my way home from the Colorado Rockies and stopped in Pueblo long enough to photography my childhood elementary school. At least there is some fall color in the trees.

Michigan, October 9

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“River of Sky”, Roadside Park, Germfask, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. October 9, 1998.

My fall in Michigan series.

I stopped at a roadside park just south of Germfask Michigan in the Upper Peninsula. I was sitting at a picnic table and I happened to look straight up. I saw a blue river of sky winding it way between red maple leaves. I grabbed my camera and shot straight up.  This is one of my favorite fall color images.

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Michigan, October 8

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Autumn, Upper Tahquamenon Falls, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. October 8, 1998.

This is the beginning of my fall in Michigan series.

The end of the fall color season in Colorado overlaps with the beginning of the fall color season in Michigan. So why not do both?  Upper Tahquamenon Falls is one of the great fall color locations in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Tannin from the cedar swamps in the area leaches into the water, giving the falls its distinctive color.

There is a walking trail that follows the escarpment above the river.  This was created at one of the observation points along the trail.

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Colorado, October 8

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Dove Cloud over Venus, Rocky Mountain National Park

Dove Cloud and Venus. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. October 8, 1989.

My fall in Colorado series.

I was leaving Rocky Mountain National Park when I saw this dove shaped cloud over the planet Venus in my side rear view mirror. The deep red under the low lying clouds was an added bonus. I immediately pulled over to the side of the road, set up my tripod and captured this image.  I was using slide film so I bracketed the exposures to make sure one of images came out like I wanted.