What does autumn RIDING look like in your neighborhood? - Page 9

velotel · #**121** 10-30-2014, 02:54 AM

Some shots from an old friend ride across the valley, one I hadn�t done in awhile. Still hard. Colors less than I thought there would be. Turns out the slopes on my side of valley are much richer in color so far this autumn. Still not like the aspens in Colorado or those fantastical swirls of color the New Englanders enjoy. Around here, depending on the year, most of the trees seem to just do a slow fade into browness with only flashes of sharp-edged yellow, reds, and oranges screaming out their presence. Must admit I do miss those Colorado color shows where the entire aspen forest seems to be choreographed into a massive display of yellow with from time to time pockets of trees going off on some solo riff and exploding into psychedelic reds and oranges. Only lasts a couple of weeks but while the show is on, it�s on all the way. Here autumn is more of a lingering color shift, more interested in subtleties than blatant displays of rampant hedonism.