Chunky Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I need to pinch myself every now and then after taking a ride this time of year. Even a simple ride to the grocery store yields a breath taking array of Fall folliage that screams to be gawked at and photographed. After finishing my weekend errands I took a ride around town to show you what it looks like along the local streets in the Beaverton/Hillsboro, OR area where I live. Show me your colors. Link to comment
gottabmw Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Sorry for the low res, but it's the best I have here at work. This is on Siuslaw River Rd, west of Eugene, where I live. Link to comment
Bob Palin Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Kobo - I can't see your picture, even when I grab the URL and paste it into the browser by itself. I looked at your SmugMug site and can see those although SmugMug was its usual glacial self. Link to comment
bakerzdosen Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Kobo - I can't see your picture, even when I grab the URL and paste it into the browser by itself. I looked at your SmugMug site and can see those although SmugMug was its usual glacial self. It was there last night... I saw it (them). Link to comment
Chunky Posted October 23, 2007 Author Share Posted October 23, 2007 Don't know what to tell you Killer, I'm looking at the posted photos right now. Link to comment
gottabmw Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Don't know what to tell you Killer, I'm looking at the posted photos right now. I don't see them either. Link to comment
bakerzdosen Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Don't know what to tell you Killer, I'm looking at the posted photos right now. It's like the image was listed as public, and now it's private. Link to comment
Twisties Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Not there now, at home and at work on two unrelated systems. Link to comment
AdventurePoser Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Unfortunately our fall colors are varying shades of red and brown right now... Steve Link to comment
Chunky Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 I'm reposting the same thing hoping y'all can see the photos now. I couldn't wait for this weekend to get here. The local forecast had clearing weather with temps in the high 60s and not a drop of rain. This will be the best time to go out & shoot some fall folliage. I shot some beautiful color on local streets before heading out on one of the twistiest roads I've found locally, Timber Road. This small stretch of pavement crosses the gap between Hwy 26 & Hwy 6 through the little town of Timber. Talk about small, the only thing I could find with a name on it was the Timber Post Office. I've had a garage bigger. LOL Anyway the 10 - 20 mph turns I had to traverse were more than a challenge considering the tree debris all over the road. I decided I want to live & slowed down to 4th gear. That also allowed me time to pull over for photos. This is such an isolated stretch of road I just stopped in the middle of the road & pulled out my camera. Thank goodness I have an adjustable windshield. Enjoy! Link to comment
Twisties Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Yes, a true disaster, but at least Santa Ana means that it blows out to sea instead of here. I'm living in dread of the day those winds switch back and we get that mess. Hope you all are staying safe. Link to comment
Twisties Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Yep, it's there now. Still trying to convince the wife we need to buy property out there. This will help! Link to comment
Fergie Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 They are there now. Be Ut T FULL. As nice as it gets here in Vermont. Raining here now with winds. Leaves are coming down in buckets. Link to comment
Dances_With_Wiener_Dogs Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Simply gorgeous Bob. Are you coming to the UnRally? Link to comment
Chunky Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 I'm sorry, I can't make any rallies right now as we are working really short handed and I can't take any vacation until our manpower increases. Yikes, I sound like management! Link to comment
gottabmw Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 As nice as it gets here in Vermont. Probably not really. The brilliant colors you see in Kobo's pics are not native trees. Look at his photos that are taken outside town. Those are the colors of most of our fall leaves. Nice, but mostly shades of yellow and brown. Around town you see a lot of non-native species that are truly gorgeous. Most of the red fall colors in Oregon are from Vine Maple, which isn't all that prevalent or very big. While I appreciate the fall colors of the PNW, ours have nothing on those of the NE US. Link to comment
AdventurePoser Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Yep, it's there now. Still trying to convince the wife we need to buy property out there. This will help! 9 months of winter and three months of bad sledding... Steve in So Cal ps-thanks for the well wishes. Our place was not affected by the fires, but with as much devastation as these fires caused, everyone I know knows someone who lost a house or was evacuated... www.calfire.org Link to comment
weeble Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Just got back from a couple of days staying in a cabin at Watoga State Park in Pocahontas County, WV. I took these pictures on Tuesday, a gray, rainy day...so the colors aren't as bright as they would be in sunlight. This is the road from our cabin area to the main park road. We eventually wound up on the Highland Scenic Highway, WV route 150 over the top of Black Mountain, and saw some color there. Link to comment
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