Monday, October 28, 2013
After spending the weekend photographing the colorful cottonwood trees around Price, I thought it might be a good idea to get out after work and see if there was any autumn color left in the Colorado National Monument, so I decided to make a quick hike up Echo Canyon. It had been very windy all day while I was at work, so I was concerned that all the leaves would have blown off the trees by the time I got out there.
Hiking the trail up Echo Canyon. There were plenty of leaves recently blown off the trees on the ground.
Trail by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
While there were plenty of bare trees thanks to the wind, there were still a few that were sheltered enough from the wind and were not affected.
Into the Cottonwood by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A nice cottonwood tree down in the sandstone canyon.
Echo Canyon Color by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Transition by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Reflection in a dirty pool of water.
Dirty Reflection by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Late afternoon light on the sandstone cliffs above.
Sandstone Wall by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Wash by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Echo Trail by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Cottonwood by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Sandstone & Clouds by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
A few cottonwoods at the end of the box canyon.
Echo Canyon Cottonwoods by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Echo Canyon Wash by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Echo Canyon by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Echo Canyon Trail by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr
Last light of the day striking the hills above as I exited the canyon.
Sunset Light by IntrepidXJ, on Flickr