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rozoneill: In the deep dark interior of every bramble patch beats a bright red heart
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rozoneill: Fall colors would be one of the major themes of this hike
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rozoneill: The Rogue River was pretty calm, cool, and collected as we crossed over on a road bridge
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rozoneill: Maples glow in fiery glory as the hike started
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rozoneill: Maples were quite colorful in the open sunlight
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rozoneill: The Rogue River takes a moment to reflect on its lot in life
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rozoneill: A light breeze blurred the reflection
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rozoneill: There were plenty of maples in yellow glory close to the river
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rozoneill: The Rogue enters Grave Creek Rapids
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rozoneill: The Rainie Falls Trail does provide plenty of quality cliff time
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rozoneill: A bigleaf maple tree proudly displays its plumage
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rozoneill: Maples in full golden song
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rozoneill: We were happy this trail had been reopened after a two-year closure
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rozoneill: A gaggle of fire-damaged trails screen the river from full view
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rozoneill: The river reflects the golden sunlight on the hills across the river
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rozoneill: The trail hugged the cliffs above the river
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rozoneill: We got to see landscape features that we hadn't been able to see before the fire
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rozoneill: The light reflecting on the river was a constant theme
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rozoneill: The other side of the river was bathed in sunlight
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rozoneill: The always visually interesting trunks of madrone trees
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rozoneill: Landscape exposed by the fire clearing the forest out of the way
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rozoneill: The Rogue River, all hike long
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rozoneill: Mountains on the other side try to reflect on the disturbed surface
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rozoneill: The Rogue River plunges into a rapid
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rozoneill: Graves Creek Rapids in the deep shade of the canyon
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rozoneill: Eddies and currents in the river
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rozoneill: The constant patterns on the river demanded constant photo stops
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rozoneill: The perpetual art on the river's surface
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rozoneill: Small landslides covered the trail here and there
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rozoneill: Sunlight is everywhere but where I stand