Every couple of years we have amazing fall color photo opportunities. I am sure I read somewhere that the amount of moisture that the trees receive during the spring and early summer help determine the intensity of the color. Makes sense since we had a great snowpack this winter and a lot of rain this spring. Some years we have seen the hillsides turn from green directly to brown with nothing in between – not the case this year!

First set of photos was just after a rain and Joel was hoping to get some of the fresh snow on the mountains – unfortunately the fog stuck around for most of the time he was out.

Then a second visit to the other side of the North Ogden Divide last week and we went back to Snowbasin and then around the Pineview Reservoir.

Yesterday we decided to take a quick trip up Coldwater Canyon which too was full of vibrant color.