On The Trail With Auntie Elk

  • The shadow of winter descends over an autumn landscape.
    September 18, 2025 – The autumn dream begins
  • Dogs, one with a really big tongue, enjoy the crisp autumn day.
    September 24, 2025
  • A big beautiful dog on a ski run in autumn.
    Jackson waits for me to give him a treat
  • A black dog on a ski run in autumn.
    Ember waits for me to throw a rock
  • A black dog playing on a ski run in autumn.
  • Puffy clouds storm overhead. Their shadows dapple an autumn mountain. A quiet ski resort waits for the snow.
    Mountain Base Village
  • A squirrel sees you from his branch in the mighty ponderosa pine tree.
    Enlightenment is busy this time of year as squirrels scurry from tree to tree collecting food for the winter.
  • A grove of autumn aspens glowing gold at Palo Flechado Pass, their slender trunks stretching toward a blue sky with scattered white clouds.
    October 4, 2025 – Palo Flechado Pass, New Mexico – The aspens still have their autumn color, but with every gust of wind, the leaves spiral to the ground. Today, the Palo Flechado hiking trail is hidden under golden leaves. It is beautiful, but also a sign that the end is near.
  • Beneath a cloud filled sky and towering golden aspens, the Palo Flechado hiking trail is covered with a soft layer of fallen leaves.
  • Coalescing storm clouds
    Light exists because of darkness, and darkness gives shape to light — each defines the other.
  • Autumn landscape in the southern Rocky Mountains with layers of light and shadow – vivid blue lake, dark green ponderosa pine trees with a slither of shadow wafting across, and sunlit aspens glowing gold across the mountain side.
    A Tiny Bridge
  • Rocky Mountains ablaze with autumn aspens. Fog covers the valley and the chair lift is closed.
    October 9, 2025
  • A small grove of autumn aspens with the sun hanging low in its path across the southern horizon.
    Already, the sun hangs low in its path across the southern horizon.
  • The autumn sun stays low in the southern sky and casts long shadows in an aspen grove and a beautiful black dog, one ear straight and one ear crooked.
  • Black dog with a rock and leaves in her mouth. It is late autumn and a few golden leaves remain on the aspen tress.
    October 14, 2025
  • Two dogs on a ski run in late autumn. The aspen trees still have a few stubborn leaves clinging to their branches, but the clouds in the background warn that winter is approaching.
  • A big brown dog in front of aspen trees who have mostly lost their leaves.
  • The aspen trees without their leaves allow the sunlight to shine upon Enlightenment. It is a brief moment of light upon the trail before continuing into the shadowy spruce and pine forest.
  • Two dogs running and playing on a ski run.
    An old friend arrived just in time for autumn’s end. He’s a Border Collie.
  • three dogs playing on a ski run. It is late autumn and the aspens are leafless except for one tree which is still glorious with golden fall leaves.
    October 16, 2025
  • It is late autumn and a big brown dog gazes off camera. The dog stands on the sunny side of the ski run. Behind him is a grove of aspen trees who have all lost their leaves, except for one.
    A single aspen tree is all that remains of autumn, but it’s OK to be different.
  • Two black dogs playing on the ski run. One dog has a stick and the other dog has a rock.
    October 20, 2025
  • Two black dogs playing on the ski run. A few stubborn leaves refuse to leave their aspen tree, but the autumn dream is over.
    October 27, 2025
  • A Border Collie stands in the tall grass in front of evergreen trees and leafless aspen trees. The autumn sun is low on the horizon and casts a shadow of a dog standing in the tall grass.
  • Two dogs in the grass with leafless aspens and evergreen trees behind them.
  • Here's a dog throwing a rock at her human. There are spruce trees in the background and a plant with a seed puff next to the dog. The grass is mostly brown, so the weather has turned cold, but the sun shines its' warmth on the grass and the dog and the evergreen trees.
  • A floppy eared black dog with her tongue hanging out is enjoying the sunshine on a late autumn day. The grass has gone dormant but still stands tall. In the background are leafless aspen trees and still further, tall evergreen trees reach for a vivid blue sky.
    A Lovely Day
  • A black and white photo of a dog in the fog in the mountains surrounded by ponderosa pine trees.