gleaming mists

by Elouise

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gleaming mists
frost needles–
autumn shivers

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D took this photo about mid-morning on our way to the Painted Hills. We were on Route 26, driving uphill beside forested slopes surrounding Mt. Hood. I think these are fir trees. Douglas Firs? Noble Firs? Not sure. Does anyone recognize them?

© Elouise Renich Fraser, 31 October 2015
Photo credit: DAFraser, October 2015