On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
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On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!
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Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!
Today, pictures from valued commenter Mike in Oly.
My husband and I drove to the other side of the mountains to check out the fall color. We were not disappointed.
Taken on 2018-10-21 00:00:00
Tieton River, WA
Towering cliffs of lava and basalt from ancient volcanoes line the valley and provide a dramatic backdrop for the autumn foliage.
Taken on 2018-10-21 00:00:00
Tieton River, WA
A colorful show everywhere one looks.
Taken on 2018-10-21 00:00:00
Tieton River, WA
The warm sunny afternoon was perfect for a wander along the river and thru the woods.
Taken on 2018-10-21 00:00:00
Tieton River, WA
The color was simply amazing.
Taken on 2018-10-21 00:00:00
Tieton River, WA
This area is on the dry side of the Cascade Mountains and is mostly oak, pine and some fir, cottonwood and a few other assorted trees tossed in. Oaks dominate.
Thank you so much Mike in Oly, do send us more when you can.
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Mary G
Gorgeous fall color – you timed it just right! Thanks, Mike.
satby
Lovely! Fall colors make me happy. Here they were scattered and short because the weather turned freezing so fast.
?BillinGlendaleCA
Great fall color.
JPL
Your photos are amazing!
HinTN
Beautiful views of a part of the world I don’t get to visit much. Thanks for the brilliant foliage, the deep blue river, and the bright blue sky.
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Well according to you know who, if you get out there and rake those leaves you can prevent forest fires. Hop to it.
debbie
Beautiful!
@satby:
Our fall was one day of dazzling color. Happily, the sky was that intense blue we get when the air clears out after a storm, so the colors were accentuated. Kodachrome and a film camera would have been killer that day.
arrieve
Beautiful colors! The trees were still turning here when the unexpected blizzard last week knocked all the leaves — and some of the trees — down. Now they’re mostly bare and wintry, so it’s nice to have that blast of color.
J R in WV
We have completed our week in Manhattan, NYC, and I fly out to Charlotte NC at 3 something, on to CRW at 10 arriving at 11 something. Will get a cab to downtown office where friend – next door neighbor works second shift for a ride home.
Did amazing stuff every day, including a hilarious ride down Broadway right through Times Square after seeing Wicked at the Gershwin Theater… already excited, we boarded two rickshaws driven by two friends, a demented Persian and a Kazhaki equally crazed in a good way. Between the lights, the zigs and zags of the drivers, it was a truly bizzaire and fun end to a long day.
Will be several picture sets submitted eventually… street scenes, museum things, Empire State Building pix, etc. No shots of dinner from the frabjous meal that was out last urban adventure, alas. It was wonderful.
Wish me well flying on this nearly Thanksgiving day!
eclare
Those colors are gorgeous!
otmar
Great pictures.
We had the first snow of the year yesterday.
Mike in Oly
Glad you enjoyed them, folks. I had a lot of fun taking them. I highly recommend hiking this trail if you ever get to the area. Stunning scenery and geology all around, and lots of wildlife too. Watch out for rattlesnakes.