Fall hikes are my favourite.

 

The weather was so beautiful and sunny this past weekend so hubby and I drove out to our nearby hills for an afternoon hike.  The trees are juuust beginning to change colour, so it will be exciting to watch the changes become more noticeable over the next weeks.  Hopefully the leaves won't drop too quickly....I am not quite ready for winter!

 

The last leg of our hike went past a perfectly golden wheat field!

Another beautiful fall hike.

I've been spoiled the past few Sundays!

Every weekend I find myself hiking another beautiful trail in the hills near our home.

Here's a peak of this past weekend's hike...

The temperatures dipped well below zero late last week, sending the trees into full fall mode.

It won't be long before the leaves are all littering the ground!

An Autumn Hike.

Things are really looking like fall around here.  More plants and leaves are changing colour and beginning to cover the ground.  Our hike in the hills yesterday proved to show more Autumn colour than just two weeks ago...

It's amazing how many Autumn blooming wildflowers and seed pods you can spot...

I even spotted a line of vertebrae just off the trail -

A beautiful afternoon!

Still hoping for more of those before the snow flies.

Labour day hike.

My fall bucket list is off to a great start, as husband and I took advantage of the beautiful day yesterday with a pretty hike in the nearby hills.  Fall is definitely in the air, as the leaves were beginning to change and the autumn wildflowers were blooming profusely.  So lovely!

I am hoping that the season brings more warm, sunny days like this one to enjoy the outdoors!

Ecola State Park.

One of the most perfect days of our recent trip to Oregon was spent in Ecola State Park - just north of the town of Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast.  We hiked part of the Tillamook Trail and spent hours exploring the tide pools on Indian Beach during low tide.  It was definitely a bit misty and chilly...rain jackets and pants were required, but the weather didn't stop the many surfers taking advantage of the waves (in full wetsuits)!

Autumn Sunday.

Yesterday was a beautiful, sunny fall day.

Perfect for a hike in the nearby hills.

Some photos of the fall landscape...

Garden in the wild.

Janis, from Pinecone Camp, had the opportunity to visit and photograph Couger Annie's garden in the wild, near Tofino B.C., for an upcoming magazine feature.

Couger Annie's story is pretty fascinating, which is why her garden is such a 'magical' place!

The garden from above...flying in by plane.

Couger Annie ran a general store and post office from her place...but her main business

was shipping plants from her nursery all over Canada.

Some people I know have hiked the Hesquiat Park Trail and have visited Couger Annie's garden...a highlight of the hike, I'm sure!

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