Sandpoint reds

[MonikaC]

Outside of Sandpoint, ID, I hiked up the Pend d'Oreille Divide Trail in the light rain. Seemed like the pattern was for the weather to clear around 4pm, but I didn't know that at that point. The elk were bugling like crazy, sounding like Tarzan, king of the elk. I never saw them, though at one point I heard something heavy with hooves crashing through the brush.

The 1st one was roadside, the others along the trail.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Great set Monica. I love those bright red berries. I should know what they are since they grew around my home when I lived in Hayden lake. Were there any tamarack (larch) in color? They make whole hillsides yellow with color.

 

[AlanLichty]

Looks a lot like what I encountered last fall in that area - just a bit early for the serious color shows. I do like the early colors in the forest understory and especially the last shot.

 

[MonikaC]

Great set Monica. I love those bright red berries. I should know what they are since they grew around my home when I lived in Hayden lake. Were there any tamarack (larch) in color? They make whole hillsides yellow with color.

I was hoping for that, but it was too early. If they didn't get buried under snow, it's probably good now.....

 

[MonikaC]

Looks a lot like what I encountered last fall in that area - just a bit early for the serious color shows. I do like the early colors in the forest understory and especially the last shot.

I was wishing I had time on my return to go back through there as it probably would have been pretty spectacular.

 

[AlanLichty]

I was wishing I had time on my return to go back through there as it probably would have been pretty spectacular.

Ben has shown some really nice fall leaves along the Cour d'Alene heading north from I-90 with mid Oct. dates. I was hoping to get over to that area in early October to do some shooting but my fall travel/photo schedule has been severely curtailed so far.

 

[MonikaC]

Ben has shown some really nice fall leaves along the Cour d'Alene heading north from I-90 with mid Oct. dates. I was hoping to get over to that area in early October to do some shooting but my fall travel/photo schedule has been severely curtailed so far.

I think a lot of it is roadside shooting, but you should ask him to make sure. Also, the bridge into Sandpoint around sunset with mist coming off of the lake is quite special. The arboretum in Moscow is supposed to be really great (no dogs, so I didn't stop). I was on the US part of the Selkirk loop which is supposed to be spectacular in the fall, but all I could see was rain....

 

[JimFox]

A super nice series of photos Monika. My favorite is #3, I just really like that more intimate look and the berries are like chocolate icing on vanilla cake!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

That is a very nice series, Monika. Those trees with the red berries and leaves look like Mountain Ash.

 

[MonikaC]

That is a very nice series, Monika. Those trees with the red berries and leaves look like Mountain Ash.

Thanks, Doug and thanks for the ID

 

[MonikaC]

A super nice series of photos Monika. My favorite is #3, I just really like that more intimate look and the berries are like chocolate icing on vanilla cake!

You sound hungry, Jim....must be the hospital cafeteria smells wafting by

 

[Beth]

great photos, too bad you didn't get any of the elk.

 

[MonikaC]

great photos, too bad you didn't get any of the elk.

I tried to record their bugling, but the phone recorder just couldn't pick them up very well.