More of our hike and a bit of sewing too...

 I wanted to show you a few more pictures from our hike/walk last Sunday...this is part of the larger grove of Aspens...it's about 4 miles from the trail head and lower in elevation than the small grove...it is also sunnier there...most of the trees there had lost their leaves already...maybe because of the sun...I have no idea...they were just ready I guess...it is also a little further from the stream...

 There are many more trees there in the large grove...hence the large grove name I suppose...boy...I figured that one out pretty fast...

 Here's an interesting pine...a few years back our local forests had a beetle problem...beetles were eating and killing many of the pine trees in the local mountains here..people were really getting concerned...nothing could really be done...there was a drought and warm winters...only a freeze could kill the beetles and save the forest...thousands of trees died and there are still so many dead ones up there...they will fall eventually and make homes and food for the animals...

 I am looking up into the canopy of beautiful Aspens...

 It was very thick back in the large grove...I lost the path a few times...no worry...Don was close by...we made our own...

 After our walk Don drove the car back down the road...I walked a bit down...still so much to see...I wanted to take it all in before going home...this  valley is so pretty...I am at about 8300 feet here looking down...

 Here we stopped at a turnout almost at the bottom of the hill...the Oaks are so pretty in their Fall color against the beautiful evergreen Pines....we stopped at a little cafe on the way down for a early dinner...the sandwiches were so good...and we were hungry after our long walk...

 I've been busy sewing this week trying to improve my Etsy shop and increase my bag inventory for the craft show in December...this bag is made from Sweetwater Hometown fabric...I like the way it turned out...except that Moda spelled my hometown's name wrong! And it's right in the front...oh well...who will notice unless you're from this area!

This fabric is so pretty...I bought several different fabrics from this line...it's a 3 Sisters design...it was pretty...so it called for a ruffle on the the closure...there's a ruffle on the back pocket too...

This is a hipster bag...I liked both of these fabrics so much...and thought it needed a little black work design too...this one has a zipper closure at the top...it was fun to make...

Autumn seems to settling in the last few days...the days are cooler and shorter...I love this time of year here...it's still warm enough to enjoy the out doors but not hot...my garden looks really nice now... all the cool weather flowers are starting to poke out of the ground...it's not thick and lush like Spring...but pretty none the less...I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful week...until next time...

Enjoy the day, my friends!!!