Picture of Autumn in Lake Oswego (City-data Website)

Autumn declares its arrival with leaves turning bright crimson, vibrant orange and vivid yellow and it’s one of my favorite times of year.  We here in Oregon are fortunate to experience all four seasons and Fall is now in full swing.  With schools in session, there is a brief lull before the holidays.  Take a trip on some of Oregon’s winding roads that loop and twist through shades of dark green evergreen trees, amid the colored leaves of big leaf maples, alder and mountain ash sometime this week as it’s supposed to be sunny pretty much for the next seven days.

There are some great sites throughout all of Oregon to view the fall leaves.  I have a Fall video link on my side bar under my new videos category for viewing.  Pretty much anywhere in Oregon you’ll see the changing of colors, however, here are some places of particular interest:

• A drive thru Oregon’s Coast Range
• Forest Park (southwest Portland)
• University of Oregon (Eugene)
• Oregon State University (Corvallis)
• Lewis and Clark College (southwest Portland)
• Marylhurst University (Lake Oswego-West Linn-southwest Portland)
• Reed College (southeast Portland)
• Tryon Creek State Park (southwest Portland)
• Mary S. Young State Park (West Linn)
• Highway 242 – the old McKenzie River Highway from McKenzie Bridge to the top of McKenzie Pass
• Hoyt Arboretum (southwest Portland)
• Japanese Garden (southwest Portland)
• The western section of the Columbia River Gorge (between Portland and Hood River).
• Cook Park (Tigard)

If you want to bring the fall into your own yard, here are some trees recommended for planting:

• Autumn Blaze Maple
• Autumn Flame Maple
• Autumn Purple Ash
• Cascade Snow Cherry
• Chantileer Pear
• Dawn Redwood
• Emerald Queen Norway Maple
• Frontier Elm
• Japanese Stewartia
• Milky Way Kousa Dogwood
• Red Sunset Maple
• Scarlet Oak
• Seiryu Japanese Maple
• Tamarack or Larch
• Vine Maple

As they say on a popular TV show – “Take some time to enjoy the view!”.

Source:  In part – Off the Beaten Path – Myrna Oakley

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