Autumn colors in the Intermountain West can be fantastic or really ho-hum depending upon the recent precipitation and the temperatures. Sometimes in the mountains here, we will get a early hard freeze before the colors really peak. That just stops the color process cold (sorry for the pun 😉). Then the leaves basically just turn brown and fall off.

But, other times we get lucky with good late summer/early fall precipitation and the temperatures stay a but more moderate. And then – Wow! We get some good colors.

Autumn 2023 was pretty good here. I was busy with work after the Oregon trip, so I didn’t get out there to catch as many colors as I would have liked. But one Sunday in late October, my wife and I took a nice drive up the Alpine Loop (Utah State Route 92), and were able to catch some spots of really nice color.

So, here are a few photos from around northern Utah this autumn.

Hopefully these photos can give you a bit of the flavor of our northern Utah environment in the fall. We have a very beautiful state when one can find some quiet time to enjoy nature without the crowds.

Have fun out there, and thanks so much for stopping by my blog.