Fall trees ablaze with color

     In between cold fronts I went out Saturday morning to enjoy the bright sunny day and brilliant trees.  Conifers become darker green, and Aspens light up the forest in yellow.  (sometimes orange).  American Goldfinches are migrating in flocks. They are the color of dying Aspen leaves, no longer matching the yellow flickering leaves.
     A week and a half ago I hiked to Taggart and Bradley Lakes.  What a pretty day !  A Belted Kingfisher and 3 Common Mergansers were fishing in the lake. 
     Willow Flats and the meadows are shades of yellow, rusty brown, and orange.  Elk have been bugling their mating calls across the fields at night and early morning.

 This young male Mule Deer stopped to look at me as I walked along a creek.

Grand Teton at sunrise from the balcony of the registration building.

I took the Tram up to Rendezvous Peak, at 10,927 feet, and hiked around below the summit.  Surprisingly a few flowers are still blooming (on the south slope).  Grey Jays and Mountain Bluebirds were fun to watch.