photography | fall in the mountains, part two

Back in early October, my mom, sister and I went to the mountains to see some of the fall leaves. This is probably one of my favorite autumn traditions, because I don't know if there is anything prettier on this earth than fall in the mountains. After hiking by an old barn and some grazing horses (see part one of this trip here), we decided to make our way to a little lake that we have been to many times before.
I was glad we did, because it looked especially pretty in the fall setting. As we walked around the lake, we decided to go off the trail a bit, so we could be standing right in the middle of a group of bright yellow aspen trees. The feeling of standing in middle of those trees was magical, I really didn't want to leave. I guess these pictures will always remind me of that feeling!

photography| fall in the mountains, part one

Back in early October, my mom, sister and I went to the mountains to see some of the fall leaves. This is probably one of my favorite autumn traditions, because I don't know if there is anything prettier on this earth than fall in the mountains. It was a perfect day for it... the sky was a clear, bright blue and the weather was a little crisp, but warm at the same time. When the sunlight hit those golden aspen leaves it was magical. Plus, there were horses and a rustic old barn in the field!! Me and my camera were quite happy with the beautiful scenery. 

in the mountains on memorial day...

I have been a little bit behind on processing & sharing some of my photos lately... These are from a little trip to the mountains that I took with my mom, sister & uncle on Memorial Day! It was a perfect day for a getaway to the mountains. I absolutely love that cool & fresh mountain air... so so good!! Every time I go to the mountains I daydream about living a simple life in a little cabin surrounded by a big green field with horses grazing & huge trees everywhere! 

We found a little picnic table to stop and eat lunch. And a cute little chipmunk stopped by!

Huge pine trees! How I love that smell...

After lunch, we hiked around the creek and climbed some huge rocks... the perfect way to get exercise!

And finally, we made our way to the little lake. 

There were so many people there, but we did walk around it for a bit.

I am so thankful for the photos and memories from this beautiful day!