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rozoneill: First up was Pinard Falls
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rozoneill: And away we go!
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rozoneill: Not much sunlight made it down to forest level
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rozoneill: An alder tree finds a sunbeam to thrive in
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rozoneill: Vine maples turn red in the warm sunlight
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rozoneill: Vine maple opts for a yellow tint in the shady forest
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rozoneill: It was a little over a mile of steady downhill hiking
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rozoneill: Bracken ferns were giving up the green for this year
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rozoneill: Bracken fern, autumn version
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rozoneill: Fir needles provide some shade to a vine maple leaf
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rozoneill: Leaves like little hands
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rozoneill: The trail was on a steady descent down to East Fork Laying Creek
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rozoneill: Unfortunately, all this easy downhill walking would turn into uphill on the way back
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rozoneill: Down, down, down, through a colorful forest
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rozoneill: Dappled sunlight made the photography pleasant
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rozoneill: A vine maple branch snags what little sunlight makes it to the forest floor
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rozoneill: Some more of that yellowing bracken fern
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rozoneill: Ferns in autumn
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rozoneill: Leaf litter begins to accrue on the trail
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rozoneill: First look at Pinard Falls
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rozoneill: Pinard Falls, from a trail overlook
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rozoneill: Mike explores the splash basin
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rozoneill: East Fork Laying Creek disappears into the forest
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rozoneill: Constant mist from the waterfall wets all, including hikers
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rozoneill: Dense forest on the canyon walls
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rozoneill: Fern and maple leaves go out together
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rozoneill: A moment of zen
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rozoneill: A fern frond provides emergency relief to a fallen leaf
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rozoneill: We got to "enjoy" the hike up and out of the canyon
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rozoneill: Solomon's seal yellows it up for the year