A Fall in Utah

A slideshow of original photos with music

In early October, Mary and I left Gardiner and Montana’s fall that looks much like winter. We headed south to Utah, seeking warmer temperatures, cloudless skies, fall colors, and trails to discover. In Utah’s incredibly diverse landscape we found that and more. We hiked dry desert canyons and snowy forested mountains; spotted flowers in bloom as cottonwood and aspen leaves glowed a farewell yellow; walked in a river as it meandered through narrow canyons between high, colorful, sandstone walls; and felt the quiet and powerful spirituality of immense arches and structures of ancient residents. We hope you take a few moments to see that and more in A Fall in Utah. And I’m happy to read and respond to your comments. 

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All photos taken during two weeks in Utah in October 2021.