Cascade River State Park 001

It had quit raining so I grabbed my camera and went on a hike up the Cascade River while the leaves were wet and showing some of their best colors. My first photo was of these moose maple just off Hwy 61.

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Cascade River State Park 002

I met a couple who had hiked from the campground and photographed them looking at the Cascades.

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Cascade River State Park 003

Just up river from the Cascades is a series of rapids. The yellows in the valley were holding their color and in the low light even the wet rocks looked impressive.

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Cascade River State Park 004

There is a rock shelf above the first falls that provides a very impressive view upriver.

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Maple Leaves

I placed some wet maple leaves around a small seedling and set the camera to 1/8 of a second and then spun it in my hands while I took this photo.

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Golden Tamaracks

High winds have removed almost all the leaves both along the shore and inland. What remains are the golden tamaracks that are always the last to turn. The tamaracks should be colorful for at least another week.

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