Gentry Mountain Fall Colors 2

I’d heard from a friend that the aspen on Gentry Mountain were changing color and were at their peak. Though I was fairly busy preparing for a trip starting the following morning, Traci and I drove onto Gentry Mountain on Saturday evening to see the fall colors and eat a picnic dinner. We started up the Mohrland Road where the rabbit brush was in full bloom. Farther up in elevation the aspen were turning yellow.

Rabbit brush on the road to Mohrland
Rabbit brush on the road to Mohrland


Mohrland mine building
Mohrland mine building


Lone yellow aspen
Lone yellow aspen


Jeep parked on the road
Jeep parked on the road


Hairpin curve
Hairpin curve


View down the Left Fork of Cedar Creek
View down the Left Fork of Cedar Creek


Yellow and green aspen
Yellow and green aspen


Deer in the trees
Deer in the trees


On top of Gentry Mountain the trees were brilliant oranges and reds. Unfortunately there were heavy clouds to the west and sunset was nonexistent. The gray light simply faded to black, and we enjoyed our dinner as it grew darker. Had I planned this trip better we would have had time to drive north across the mountain and return home via Wattis. For such a short trip, however, I was quite satisfied that I got to experience at least a bit of autumn in the mountains.

Aspen leaf in the sagebrush
Aspen leaf in the sagebrush


Orange aspen on top of Gentry Mountain
Orange aspen on top of Gentry Mountain


Orange aspen on top of Gentry Mountain
Orange aspen on top of Gentry Mountain


Red tree among greens and yellows
Red tree among greens and yellows


Patches of color on East Mountain, across Huntington Canyon
Patches of color on East Mountain, across Huntington Canyon


Our dinner spot
Our dinner spot


Blue and yellow
Blue and yellow


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