Category: Fall Colors

Wrong Time of Year

Backlit Autumn Colors

I was going through my photo archive looking for photos that the new editing tools might be able to ‘fix’ … when I found this one that didn’t even need fixing. Not sure why I didn’t share it before, and didn’t want to wait until October to share it. So, here it is now in early summer / late spring. Just a reminder to enjoy the warm weather while we have it.

That reminds me of my Uncle Dave commenting to my Aunt Maisie after the June Solstice, that the days were getting shorter. They lived in Alaska, so thinking of the coming short days was not something folks liked to do in June. My Aunt would just reply “Stop it!” … although she had lived with him long enough that she didn’t really expect him to quit.

I have a book available on the Kindle site. It is a memoir titled 60 Years of Hiking in the Olympics. It has over 100 photographs and covers more than 100 different hikes and backpacks. I have it priced to share at $2.99 (US).

Here’s the link:

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More Backlit Maple Leafs

Backlit Maple Leafs (1)

These were taken a while ago, but we still have a few maple leafs left on a few of the maple trees. It’s interesting how there is so much difference between trees in a grove. It’s my favorite time of year for enjoying maples: when the leafs are bright yellow/orange and the sun shines through them.

Backlit Maple Leafs (2)

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Fall Colors at Fort Worden

Fall Colors at Fort Worden (1)

Fort Worden is just north of downtown Port Townsend, Washington. I go there frequently to get some exercise and to enjoy the views. The big leaf maples are very colorful in the park this year. Other areas seem to have suffered from dry weather, but the park sits next to salt water and get moist weather more often. Below is detail.

Fall Colors at Fort Worden (2)
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Autumn Colors (again)

Autumn Colors (again) – 1

I thought I would share one of the last of the images from our recent hike up the Dosewallips River Trail. The images above was taken with my iPhone 16 Pro Max. Note the lack of a ‘sun burst’ where the sun is peaking around the maple. (for comparison, see previous post https://ajjphotoblog.com/?p=15948)

Below, another view of the Dosewallips River Trail. We both enjoyed hiking this section of the trail where there were lots of dry leaves to kick and crunch. A joy not to have to rake all these! (in the past I spent one day each weekend working on clearing the lawn of leaves this time of year)

Dosewallips Trail with Plenty of Leaves
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