UTAH

                        OMG - This was our first real sight of fall.  Just magic.

We had arranged for a hire-car to pick us up at 7.30 this morning and take us to the airport in Seattle.
As we drove out of the city the sun was just coming up and the light was just magic.  I would have loved to have jumped out and taken some photos.  We flew to Salt Lake City and picked up a rental car and after a few lefts instead of rights and wrong exits we finally stopped and asked for directions. The fellow we spoke with found it difficult to explain so suggested we follow him and he guided us onto the right road.  What a wonderful thing for someone to do.  All we could do was wave and toot as he pointed us on. 

Once on the right road we just kept driving to Ogden and then started up the Ogden Canyon.  This is where we first came into the magnificent colour.  We finally stopped and had some lunch and then continued to climb up over the mountains.  The colours changed from the multitudes of reds and oranges to the yellow birch.  As we came down out of the high peaks we left the trees behind and discovered another palette of colour on the hillsides which ranged from creams through to rich reds and blacks and greys.  As the sun set the hills changed to soft purples and pinks.   We were hoping to make it to Jackson tonight however decided to stay at Afton about 70 miles before Jackson but had already driven 236 miles (approx 375 ks) and we were both feeling pretty tired and it was getting late. 

 

The yellow birch