Dave and Jan received a mailing which indicated that the last part of September would be a good time to see plants putting on their fall display in the mountains east of Cedar City. So they drove up Highway 14 out of town to the Markagunt Plateau for a color tour.

One of the features of the area which they enjoy is Coal Creek, which follows Cedar Canyon along the highway, flowing out of the canyon close to the center of town. So they stopped up the canyon for a photo of the creek.

The trees at Deer Hollow were not at their peak yet, but there was a little bit of color to be enjoyed in the area anyway.

Closer to Duck Creek Village is Aspen Mirror Lake where the aspen trees were flaunting their colors around a peaceful, beautiful lake setting.

A little east of Duck Creek Village Highway 70 heads north toward Panguitch Lake through miles of forest and some interesting displays of black lava rock – highlighted below by some color in the shrubs and trees.

Turning west and north onto Highway 143 toward Cedar Breaks and Brian Head Resort there were some very showy trees along the side of the highway.

Driving north on 143 toward the town of Parawan a narrow, paved road turns to the east toward Yankee Meadows where the fascinating and colorful rocks compete with the colors in the foliage for attention.

The lyrics of a song by Phillip Keverin and Steve Siler, from their CD album “In Pastures Green,” seems like an appropriate response to the Lord in the minds of Dave and Jan: “In forests green Your sacred presence shades the stillness. In meadows gold Your hallowed hands prepare the harvest. You set stars to blazing. It’s so amazing how You formed the universe.”