October - An Ode to Beauty

Maple Pass Loop Trail, North Cascades, WA

“In the entire circle of the year there are no days so delightful as those of a fine October.”
– Alexander Smith

I must admit that the more October days I spend in the Pacific Northwest's forests and mountains, the more I fall in love with its colorful beauty.  It is not only the heartwarming yellows, golds, oranges and reds that impress me, but the ever so soft sunrays that no longer burn the skin and instead just warm the body in their loving embrace.

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