I took a great fall hike in the Shenandoah National Park. I borrowed Julia's camera, so there is some zoom power displayed in these photos. The hike was about 7 miles long, and like most hikes in the park, you start and the highest elevation, descend a little over a thousand feet, and then walk back up at the end.

I took this photo in case I needed to look at the map during my hike

Marker for mapping geeks

Fall sceen (not arranged by the photographer)

Acorn caps

Despite the fall colors and occasional patches of snow, the day I was hiking was hot - over 60 degrees at 3500 feet.

Acorn zoom with macro magic

You'll see more like this...

Multi-colored leaves

Only 6 more miles to go

Trail marker

Rock face with rock faces

Up into the trees

I think this looks like a crocodile.

The trail - looking into the sun

The creek I was hiking along

Afternoon light slants through the trees

Someone who doesn't understand the irony of Big Buck Hunter

Deer closeup

Layers of hills

From the scenic overlook

Fall color looks good at sunset

The hills take on a purplish glow

End of the day

Blue Sushi in Fremont.

Doug, Ira and I enjoy some sushi.

Coming around the corner... and into my belly.

Ira

Stack the plates! There color coding indicates the price.

The sushi belt in action

Sushi goes round and round

Golden Gardens

looking back toward ballard

Tooled

Burning Man or Bust!

grassy grass