Indiana Fall 2023, Part 15 – Backroads and Forest

After my woodland hike, I drove to the old forest fire lookout tower on Tower Ridge Road in the Charles C. Deam Wilderness.  There were quite a few visitors and I elected not to climb the tower to get a wide view over the forest.  Instead, I hiked along Tower Ridge Road, shooting forest scenes along the roadway.

Tall Fall 2, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Tower Ridge Road 2, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Celebration, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Celebration 2, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Tall Fall 3, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Dense Fall 5, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Tall Fall 4, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Tall Fall 5, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Tall Fall 6, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Road, Indiana, October 27, 2023

To be continued,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 14 – Backroads and Forest

More photos from a hike along an Indian forest trail in the fall of 2023.

Forest Trail 40, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Fading Blush, Indiana, October 27, 2023
The Change, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 44, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 45, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Tall Fall, Indiana, October 27, 2023

This wraps up my hike and photography along this forest trail.  Upon arriving back at my vehicle, I drove on along the forest roadway, looking for more fall scenes to photograph.

More later,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 13 – Backroads and Forest

Even more photos from a hike in an Indiana forest, fall 2023.

Shadow Crossing, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Limbs and Leaves, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Orange Fall, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Gold Leaf, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Light, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 35, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 36, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 37, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 38, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Light 2, Indiana, October 27, 2023

To be continued,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 12 – Backroads and Forest

More photos from an Indiana fall forest.

Dense Fall 4, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Spotlight, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Basking, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Fall Shadow, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Leaves of Two, View Through, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 25, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Out on a Limb, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Take a Walk on the Sunny Side, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Last Stop, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Sunlight Dappled Forest, Indiana, October 27, 2023

To be continued,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 11 – Backroads and Forest

Forest Trail 9, Indiana, October 27, 2023

I continued walking along an Indiana forest hiking trail, stopping frequently to photograph the fall foliage and woodland scenes.

Final Preparation 1, Forest Trail 11, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Final Preparation 2, Forest Trail 12, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 13, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Fall Woodland Trail, Forest Trail 14 – Through the Woods, Indiana, October 27, 2023
The Nest, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Dense Fall 2, Forest Trail 15, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Dense Fall 3, Forest Trail 16, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Fall Woodland Trail 2, Forest Trail 17, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Fall Woodland Trail 3, Forest Trail 18, Indiana, October 27, 2023
Forest Trail 19, Indiana, October 27, 2023

To be continued,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 9 – Autumn in Brown County State Park

Fall Woodland 2, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023

This is a continuation of a morning’s shoot in Brown County State Park.  All of these images were obtained along roadways through the park.

Fall Woodland 3, October 26, 202Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
Winding Road, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
Winding Road 5, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023

This wraps up this morning’s shoot.  Tomorrow I’ll investigate other area for fall photography in this part of Indiana.

Until then,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 8 – Autumn in Brown County State Park

Autumn 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023

After my sunrise shoot in Brown County State Park, I drove around the park, stoping at various locations, walking along the roadway, shooting the autumn color.

BCSP Fall 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
BCSP Winding Road 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023

I included the roadway in a number of images, mostly as a leading line, but also because the road through the forest just looked so appealing.  I hope I have not put too much of the asphalt into these images.

BCSP Winding Road 2, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
BCSP Winding Road 3, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
Autumn 2, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
BCSP Fall Woodland 1, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
Autumn 3, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
Fall Freckles, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
BCSP Winding Road 4, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023
Autumn 4, Brown County State Park, October 26, 2023

Well, I’m back to my vehicle, so time to move on to another location,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 3 – Backroad Photography

Indiana Backroad, October 24, 2023

A good way to enjoy fall color in Indiana is via a simple drive along the tree lined roadways, especially the backroads, where there are few houses or commercial facilities to spoil the views.  The roads make good leading lines, but I do worry about having too much road in the images, since the most interesting subject is not the roadway.

Indiana Backroad Forest 1, October 24, 2023

It is not always possible to find a safe place to pull over off of the roadways, but where possible, one can get fall forest images right beside the road.

Indiana Backroad Forest 2, October 24, 2023
Indiana Backroad Forest 3, October 24, 2023

Until next time,

Ken

 

 

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 1

As has become a tradition, my wife and I spent a couple of weeks in Indiana in the fall of 2023.  We stay in a cabin just a short distance outside of Brown County State Park, a popular park for fall leaf peepers.

I visited the park. on a number of our days in the vicinity, for photography and even when traveling to another destination, we most often took a route through the park just to enjoy the beautiful fall color in the park.

Brown County State Park 1, October 24, 2023
BCSP 2, October 24, 2023
BCSP  3, October 24, 2023
BCSP 4,  October 24, 2023
BCSP 5,  October 24, 2023
BCSP 6, October 24, 2023
BCSP 7, October 24, 2023

All of the photos in this post were shot at or near one of the overlooks within the park.

We had an interesting encounter at this location.  I noted a park visitor on an electric bike and I asked him about his bike.  He was kind enough to give me much information about the bike, its features and even how much he paid for it.  When my wife joined in the conversation, she discovered that the biker and she had attended the same high school.  Even though they attended the school some years apart, they knew some of the same people that were students at that school.  Such a small world consequence!

Until next time,

Ken