More Fall Colours!

We left Lanktree Drive and drove a little further south past the sadly abandoned golf course at Talisman to come out at the stop sign right in front of this spectacular view!  This is Old Baldy or Kimberley Rocks, the cliff towering above the east side of the village of Kimberley, in my opinion this is one of the nicest views in the valley.

You can clearly see the different bands of tree species here, from the red maples on the lower slopes to the dark green cedars along the top and bottom of the cliff.  I have led many hikes up to this lookout, the best in the valley.

Not all the trees are bright red though, there is a range of more subdued colours, from yellows to brown.

We had turned back north here and were approaching Beaver Valley Cidery.  There are a lot of trees that have turned yellow, and that is another colourful tree up ahead.  I wonder if someone else has stopped to get pictures there too. 

And here was the brightest, most completely red Sugar Maple we have ever seen.  It was simply amazing!  And all red at once.  And someone else had stopped to get pictures too.

 I cannot get close-ups of leaves easily anymore, so instead I focus on the branches.  I find the black branches behind the leaves create wonderful patterns.

Hope you enjoyed these. I could easily do entire posts on individual trees.  Lots more to come!