Exploring the Earth and Sky of the West

Caught Between the Seasons

Winter has arrived in the high country of Utah. Fortunately for photographers, autumn was still very much in progress when the snow started to fly. The contrast between the mid-winter wonderland and vestiges of fall color made for some great photo opportunities over the past few weeks:

Red and orange aspen leaves in the snow

Vibrant red and gold aspen leaves after a fresh snowfall, Webster Flat, Utah.

Aspens with golden leaves in fresh snow

Young aspens on a foggy, snowy fall day, Webster Flat, Utah.

Golden aspens in snow

Webster Flat, Utah

A single orange and brown aspen leaf lying in the snow

Webster Flat, Utah

Colorful aspens and snow covered conifers overlooking the Kolob Terrace

Colorful aspens among snow-covered firs on the south slopes of the Markagunt Plateau, looking south toward Kolob Terrace and Zion National Park.

Two yellow aspens trees surrounded by snow covered trees.

Two golden aspens surrounded by snowy conifers, Cedar Canyon, Utah.

Markagunt Plateau, Utah

Markagunt Plateau, Utah

This entry was posted on October 19, 2018 by . It was filed under aspen, fall color, Flora, photography, Snow, Utah, Weather and was tagged with , , , , , , , .

2 responses

  1. larryzb

    Great contrast in natural colors in these images. Nicely done.

    October 19, 2018 at 11:44 am

    Reply
  2. Mary Goldade Sutherland

    Lovely, I’ve never seen anything quite like this!

    October 23, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    Reply

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