Cedar Breaks National Monument sits at 10,000 to 11,000 feet in elevation and is closed through much of the winter. However it is a great location for springtime flowers and for fall color because of the beautiful aspens located in the Monument. All of these shots were taken on one overcast day. There was a little bit of rain, a little bit of lightning but overall it was beautiful to see the wonderful colors. What made things even better was the beautiful sunset that came out between the clouds at the day's end. http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504452_qMr6U-Ti.jpg http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/gallery/6729147_xsCtq/ 2009-07-03T15:24:01Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />The light just barely peeked out before disappearing on this evening. The wonderful red glow made the whole cold day worthwhile. I tried to frame this lonely tree so that it was looking ou ...</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#433283830_bRQAH" title="The light just barely peeked out before disappearing on this evening. The wonderful red glow made the whole cold day worthwhile. I tried to frame this lonely tree so that it was looking ou ..."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/433283830_bRQAH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The light just barely peeked out before disappearing on this evening. The wonderful red glow made the whole cold day worthwhile. I tried to frame this lonely tree so that it was looking ou ..." title="The light just barely peeked out before disappearing on this evening. The wonderful red glow made the whole cold day worthwhile. I tried to frame this lonely tree so that it was looking ou ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/433283830_bRQAH-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 19:26:04 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Yellow Aspens in full color</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383503078_AQvtN" title="Yellow Aspens in full color"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503078_AQvtN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Yellow Aspens in full color" title="Yellow Aspens in full color" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503078_AQvtN-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 15:26:38 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Someone said that this shot made them think of potato chips.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383503391_idqko" title="Someone said that this shot made them think of potato chips."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503391_idqko-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Someone said that this shot made them think of potato chips." title="Someone said that this shot made them think of potato chips." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503391_idqko-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 15:30:50 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />White bark beauties</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383503725_MqoqV" title="White bark beauties"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503725_MqoqV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="White bark beauties" title="White bark beauties" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503725_MqoqV-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 15:33:58 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />5 Brothers</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383503238_LbjSQ" title="5 Brothers"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503238_LbjSQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="5 Brothers" title="5 Brothers" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383503238_LbjSQ-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 15:30:17 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Orange-leaf Aspens.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383504148_wFU9n" title="Orange-leaf Aspens."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504148_wFU9n-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Orange-leaf Aspens." title="Orange-leaf Aspens." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504148_wFU9n-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 17:55:31 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />The Heart of the Leaf. My daughter found this leaf and its' heart.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383505542_KbXUt" title="The Heart of the Leaf. My daughter found this leaf and its' heart."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383505542_KbXUt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The Heart of the Leaf. My daughter found this leaf and its' heart." title="The Heart of the Leaf. My daughter found this leaf and its' heart." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383505542_KbXUt-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:23:41 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Untitled</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383505347_WC8Mw" title="Untitled"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383505347_WC8Mw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Untitled" title="Untitled" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383505347_WC8Mw-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:21:08 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Red leaves</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383505223_xTJvU" title="Red leaves"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383505223_xTJvU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Red leaves" title="Red leaves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383505223_xTJvU-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:20:03 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Orange leaves. I shot these with my 90mm tilt shift lens to maximize or minimize the depth of field.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383504964_jLGks" title="Orange leaves. I shot these with my 90mm tilt shift lens to maximize or minimize the depth of field."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504964_jLGks-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Orange leaves. I shot these with my 90mm tilt shift lens to maximize or minimize the depth of field." title="Orange leaves. I shot these with my 90mm tilt shift lens to maximize or minimize the depth of field." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504964_jLGks-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:17:58 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />The raining sky allowed water droplets to form on the top of these leaves that were already wet from the stream.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383504745_VbQcg" title="The raining sky allowed water droplets to form on the top of these leaves that were already wet from the stream."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504745_VbQcg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The raining sky allowed water droplets to form on the top of these leaves that were already wet from the stream." title="The raining sky allowed water droplets to form on the top of these leaves that were already wet from the stream." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504745_VbQcg-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:13:49 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Wet leaves</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383504605_4QvsP" title="Wet leaves"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504605_4QvsP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wet leaves" title="Wet leaves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504605_4QvsP-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:11:57 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Fallen medallions</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383504452_qMr6U" title="Fallen medallions"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504452_qMr6U-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Fallen medallions" title="Fallen medallions" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504452_qMr6U-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:11:23 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Wet leaves</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#410571903_PooLD" title="Wet leaves"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/410571903_PooLD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wet leaves" title="Wet leaves" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T14:35:26Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/410571903_PooLD-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:10:17 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Aspen Trio</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#581455465_yreD3" title="Aspen Trio"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/581455465_yreD3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Aspen Trio" title="Aspen Trio" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T15:24:32Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/581455465_yreD3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Dark stream and orange aspens</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383504010_ZX6GG" title="Dark stream and orange aspens"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504010_ZX6GG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Dark stream and orange aspens" title="Dark stream and orange aspens" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T15:24:32Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383504010_ZX6GG-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 17:39:09 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />My traveling companions on this cool day. You can see that the rain began to fall just then with the water marks on the log.</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#410572165_Tgb4M" title="My traveling companions on this cool day. You can see that the rain began to fall just then with the water marks on the log."><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/410572165_Tgb4M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="My traveling companions on this cool day. You can see that the rain began to fall just then with the water marks on the log." title="My traveling companions on this cool day. You can see that the rain began to fall just then with the water marks on the log." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T15:24:32Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/410572165_Tgb4M-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 16:04:01 <p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com">Gordon Smith</a><br />Orange aspen grove</p><p><a href="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/6729147_xsCtq#383506714_UFxoV" title="Orange aspen grove"><img src="http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383506714_UFxoV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Orange aspen grove" title="Orange aspen grove" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-03T15:24:32Z Gordon Smith http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com http://gordonsmith.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Utah/Cedar-Breaks-in-Fall-Color/Cedar-Breaks-Autumn-2008-09-27/383506714_UFxoV-Th.jpg 2008-09-27 18:45:57