Aspen grove, Marshall Pass, Colorado.

Autumn is by far my favorite nature photography season.  I take more pictures in the fall than any other season of the year.

Several years ago I looked at my “most favorite photos” folder and counted the number of nature photography photos taken in each season of the year.  Here are the results.

Winter – 7%
Spring – 19%
Summer – 27%
Fall – 47%

“River of Sky”, maple trees, roadside park south of Germfask Michigan.

Early this fall I got the idea of tracking the fall season by choosing my favorite fall photos for each date. I started on September 23 in Colorado and ended on November 17 in Iowa. The peak color season in these states overlapped.

Aspen, Ohio Pass, Colorado

Colorado:  September 23 – October 29
Michigan:  October 8 – October 27
Acadia in Maine:  October 18 – October 22
Vermont: October 23
California: October 25
Ohio: October 30 – November 3
Iowa: November 4 – November 16

Most of the photos I shared are from states where I have lived and go back to regularly.  All of the Acadia, Vermont, and California photos are from short trips.

Cut River Bridge in the Fall, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The whole fall photo series is in the posts below this one.