Bike Ride with Jan

Yes Jan, you are on my blog page. Jan is my friend that retired from the Forest Service. We rode up Provo Canyon Saturday Oct. 25th. It was another spectacular fall day. Jan is the one on the left. Don't know who the woman on the right is. She just happened to be riding by when the camera timer went off.

We rode to Bridal Veil Falls. Jan wanted to ride a little farther up the canyon. . . .

So we went to Vivian Park.

It got quite windy when we got to the Park. So we didn't stay long before we headed back down the canyon.

The color this week compared to last week was not a vibrant and limited to certain bushes and shrubs. But I found some wonderful colors. Jan thought I was a little strange when I would stop to take a picture. She wasn't quite sure what I was photographing.

But I found some yellows...

Oranges....

And reds....

And you can always find someone on the Provo River fly fishing.

Vivian Park is the end of the line for the Heber Creeper Railroad.


Thanks Jan, it was a great ride. Hope you don't get too sore.

Here is a comparison of color. The picture on the left was taken last Saturday Oct. 18th and the picture on the right was taken this Saturday Oct 25th.

Ready for Halloween

Dave jokingly thinks that this is true. Or does he?
Want some candy little boy? . . . . .

I put this vinyl on the front door of my apartment.

Too funny!

Fantastic Fall Weather- Saturday Bike Ride

It was the perfect weather for a bike ride. The temps were in the 70's and the air was crisp and clear. The only draw back to the day was that it was the opening of the deer hunt and the gun shots as I was riding up the canyon were a little concerning. You never know where someone's stray bullet will go. Especially near the turnoff to Squaw Peak. I can't imagine there were that many deer up there, but there sure was continuous banging from gunshots.
This path goes up Provo Canyon. It used to be a train track, that's why I'm standing on what used to be a train trussel.

This was my first view of the colors.

I didn't realize how many bikers and runners and skate boarders would be on the path. On the way down I witnessed a wipe-out. A skate boarder passed me and a woman going up the path lost control of her bike and the skate boarder did a header. Everyone seemed un injured, except I think the boarder will have a headache for awhile.

This is part of the aqua duct from Deer Creek Reservoir. The rock formation in this area is really interesting. It looks like gray brick stacked. You can see where the aqua duct goes into the mountain here.

Not only bikers were out Saturday.

There was some refreshing water on the way.


Maple in full color.

The clamatis were so fluffy.
I love how the light made them shine.
So I took several pictures of them.





I am not sure what this shrub with the dark berries is. I will have to ask my Fire Ecologist/personal taxonomist, Beth. She's the best. If I don't know what a plant is, I just show her a picture. So Beth, what is this?
Update: Beth has emailed me that this is a "common privit" (Ligustrum vulgare). Thanks Beth!

My turn around point was Bridal Veil Falls. It's all down hill from here!

I think this is my favorite picture of the trip.
The winding path thru the trees. What a great day.
I think I'll go again next week!

Fantastic Fall Weather-Rabbit Brush

The rabbit brush is blooming and is really pretty this time of year.
I took these pictures on my bike ride yesterday.
I really like the silvery green of this shrub.