

| The beginning -- a long road and blue sky ahead... |

| Cliffs shrouded in mist create a mystical place of beauty... |

| The first snow dusts the foothills and the mountain and heightens the aspen colors below us to bold and beautiful |

| Heading out the valley of the Little Blitzen canyon...chased by the early snows this autumn...but happy! |
| Most photographs thanks to Ginny Peckinpaugh |
| The high desert at Autumn: beauty and intensity beyond words |



| The Homestead at Crane Photo by Linda Neale, granddaughter of the original settlers in this stark and beautiful land. |
| Plentiful antelope keep us in their view while fattening up for the quickly coming winter. |



| Deep gaze into frosted Kiger Gorge before we head back |