During a drive through Douglas County Monday, Aug. 31 for another assignment, I made a discovery — or at least paid attention to what's upon us: Fall.
I should have known by the fact I was wearing a sweatshirt, but as I looked at the trees during my drive on Highway 13, I noticed them.
Maybe I didn't want to before? Or maybe they weren't out yet, but Monday the fall colors started to jump out at me. Little bunches of color exploded out of the mostly greens and grays from the trees zooming by as I drove down the road.
Say goodbye to summer, folks.
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A maple leaf rests on the rocks near the Now and Then Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Monday, Aug. 31. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Elm leaves turn colors at Amnicon Falls State Park Monday, Aug. 31. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Maple leaves begin to turn color along the edge of the Upper Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Monday morning, Aug.31. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
The needles of a fir tree begin to change color near the Snake Pit Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Monday morning, Aug.31. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
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Maple leaves begin to change their color near the Now and Then Falls at Amnicon Falls State Park Monday morning, Aug.31. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
A maple tree along County Road H near Brule shows off its red color among other trees — still green — Monday, Aug. 31. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
Jed Carlson joined the Superior Telegram in February 2001 as a photographer. He grew up in Willmar, Minnesota. He graduated from Ridgewater Community College in Willmar, then from Minnesota State Moorhead with a major in mass communications with an emphasis in photojournalism.
