Fall Photo Thread 2014 (minimum, april, skies, mountains)

[Bottletree]

Still about half and half.

[Infamous92]

From yesterday:

[nei]

rest of the trip to the Whites, first day is here. This weekend must have been one of the more crowded weekends of the year, except for maybe three-day weekends. Great, sunny weather, warm with low humidity (dew points in the 50s) together with peak foliage. Lowest elevations reached around 86°F /30°C both days of the weekend.



took the same photo twice in the summer. Hottest of the three times I visited, especially for above treeline.

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In late August:



early July:

Bright foliage:



Would be more colorful if there weren't so many conifers:



A bit more than halfway up:



almost there after some rock slabs:



Looking at the top of the headwall, steep at the end. Felt hot on the rocks, it faces south and it was midday (mid 70s? maybe less, the steep climb made it feel hotter). I went through about 3L of water without having to pee that day:



On the ridge, some nice colors:



looking down:



from the summit of Mt. Adams. Trail I took going up the headwall goes up the slope to the right of that little lake and ends right by the lake. Then, to get up Mt. Adams I went up the ridge. It didn't really open up much until near the top of the headwall which was rather disappointing. Near the top of Mt. Adams there was a refreshing breeze, barely any wind when I first got above treeline. Had someone set the White Mountains weather to California? Mt. Washington was 60°F and sunny, climbed it a month ago it was 42°F and fogged over. Summit photo.



same view a bit over a month ago:

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Back down some, and looking at Mt. Washington:



thru the rocks:



Mt. Washington from another angle



Descending into the Great Gulf





Can't decide if this is the better version:

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in the bottom of the Great Gulf:



same view in August, taken late morning rather than in the evening:

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Note how more water there was. The same river crossing I had to take my shoes and socks off for me was easy to cross this time.





Note it's kinda dark. I kept thinking of sunset was at 7 pm, so I could hike without it getting too dark until at least 7:20. Nope. Sunset was around 6:30. Going by sunset times from a week or two doesn't work anymore.

Next day, an area of the Whites I hadn't visited, maybe many years ago but don't remember it well. Lower mountains, but felt very remote. Valley had no road in it. Cooler (low elevation highs were in the high 60s rather than low 80s unlike the previous two days and cloudy)





On a talus slope



Already had a frost here. In the valleys, at least. I wouldn't be surprised if the slopes (3000 feet ish) escaped frosts, check here how they had the warmest morning temperatures last Sunday (the clear day photos on this post). You can see some of these ferns got frost damaged while others are fine. Some local ferns have turned yellow from dryness but not brown.



Birches:



no colorful foliage up here:



There is once you can look out:



leaves



back down (2500 feet) with good foliage:



waterfall



clouds have gotten darker as the day progressed. Worried it rain. Lingered a bit less at the viewpoint, as it felt cool and breezy, making me think bad weather was coming in. And the higher elevations will get it worse. Didn't rain.





same view, two different exposures and zoom setting:



Again can't decide which I like better. The other one:

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[Bottletree]

Originally Posted by nei

rest of the trip to the Whites, first day is here



took the same photo twice in the summer. Hottest of the three times I visited, especially for above treeline.

Spoiler

In late August:



early July:

Bright foliage:



Would be more colorful if there weren't so many conifers:



A bit more than halfway up:



almost there after some rock slabs:



Looking at the top of the headwall, steep at the end. Felt hot on the rocks, it faces south and it was midday (mid 70s? maybe less, the steep climb made it feel hotter). I went through about 3L of water without having to pee that day:



On the ridge, some nice colors:



looking down:



from the summit of Mt. Adams. Trail came up the headwall I went goes on the slope to the right of that little lake and then up. It didn't really open up much until the very end which was rather disappointing. Near the top of Mt. Adams there was a refreshing breeze, barely anything when I first got above treeline. Had someone set the White Mountains to California. Mt. Washington was 60°F and sunny, climbed it a month ago it was 42°F and fogged over. Summit photo.



same view a bit over a month ago:



Back down some, and looking at Mt. Washington:



thru the rocks:



Mt. Washington from another angle



Descending into the Great Gulf





Can't decide if this is the better version:



in the bottom of the Great Gulf:



same view in August, taken late morning rather than in the evening:



Note how more water there was. The same river crossing I had to take my shoes and socks off for me was easy to cross this time.





Note it's kinda dark. I kept thinking of sunset was at 7 pm, so I could hike without it getting too dark until at least 7:20. Nope. Sunset was around 6:30. Going by sunset times from a week or two doesn't work anymore.

Next day, an area of the Whites I hadn't visited, maybe many years ago but don't remember it well. Lower mountains, but felt very remote. Valley had no road in it. Cooler (low elevation highs were in the high 60s rather than low 80s unlike the previous two days and cloudy)





On a talus slope



Already had a frost here. In the valleys, at least. I wouldn't be surprised if the slopes (3000 feet ish) escaped frosts, check here how they had the warmest morning temperatures last Sunday (the clear day photos on this post). You can see some of these ferns got frost damaged while others are fine. Some local ferns have turned yellow from dryness but not brown.



Birches:



no colorful foliage up here:



There is once you can look out:



leaves



back down (2500 feet) with good foliage:



waterfall



clouds have gotten darker as the day progressed. Worried it rain. Lingered a bit less at the viewpoint, as it felt cool and breezy, making me think bad weather was coming in. And the higher elevations will get it worse. Didn't rain.





same view, two different exposures and zoom setting:



Again can't decide which I like better. The other one:

Nice! Where were the pics taken?

[michigan83]

Lake effect rain showers, mid 40s F, and early/medium color in Michigan today:

[chicagogeorge]

^^

Wow beautiful fall colors in the Northeast and in Michigan!


Nothing like that in Miami where my wife took this shot yesterday evening

[dexter2]

Łagiewniki Town forest of ŁÃ³dź, Poland (today). City looks more colorfull but I guess that's normal

[Rozenn]

Stunning fall colors in the White mountains. Where exactly is located the remote valley nei?



Pics from high Provence (southern French Alps), at exactly the same latitude. Didn't know what to expect color-wise, but apparently it's too early at every altitude, even at the upper end of the forest, 2000-2500 m asl.

This is an artificial lake. Guess water is at its maximum in spring and at its minimum in early autumn, as one can see it on the second photo:















This is above 7,000 ft and larches are only beginning to turn. I thought there would be more orange ones.





Intestine river







This one is natural, but the water is still pretty low:





They have strange cairns there, this one has a raspberry on top:







This one is early for some reason. The place must be stunning in mid-October.























Trees are more advanced at the bottom of the valley, probably because of cold air pooling.

[michigan83]

Wonderful pics, Rozenn. I see some hints of color there, but the scenery is dramatic regardless.

[tom77falcons]

Originally Posted by Rozenn

Stunning fall colors in the White mountains. Where exactly is located the remote valley nei?



Pics from high Provence (southern French Alps), at exactly the same latitude. Didn't know what to expect color-wise, but apparently it's too early at every altitude, even at the upper end of the forest, 2000-2500 m asl.

This is an artificial lake. Guess water is at its maximum in spring and at its minimum in early autumn, as one can see it on the second photo:















This is above 7,000 ft and larches are only beginning to turn. I thought there would be more orange ones.





Intestine river







This one is natural, but the water is still pretty low:





They have strange cairns there, this one has a raspberry on top:







This one is early for some reason. The place must be stunning in mid-October.























Trees are more advanced at the bottom of the valley, probably because of cold air pooling.

Jeez that part of France looks so nice! I love the craggy peaks. The natural lake looks like a great place to spend a summer afternoon.