Photos: Autumn arrives in the Santa Catalina Mountains
The Autumn Equinox, which began on Sept. 22, brings cooler temperatures and a change in scenery in the Santa Catalina Mountains.
Leaves in red, orange and yellow are adding some color along the Catalina Highway and hiking trails open after the Bighorn Fire.
Good spots to see the Autumn colors include Bear Wallow Trail, Ski Valley, Summerhaven and Marshall Gulch.
Due to the Bighorn Fire, there are still some hiking trails which are currently closed, as of Oct. 2. Some trails which are currently closed are Mount Lemmon Trail #5, Marshall Gulch trail #3, Aspen Trail #4 and others. For a full list of trails closed visit the National Forest Website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coronado/news-events/?cid=FSEPRD816994 or call the Santa Catalina Ranger District Office at (520)749-8700.
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Light shines through a group of leaves changing colors in Marshall Gulch in Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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A hiker and their dog walk past trees beginning to change colors along Bear Wallow trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains, on October 8, 2020.
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Two people walk past tree beginning to change colors in Ski Valley near Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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A bird flies out of a group of trees with yellow leaves in Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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Trees are beginning to change colors for the fall season along Bear Wallow trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains, on October 8, 2020.
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The tops of trees start to change their color along Bear Wallow trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains, on October 8, 2020.
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Light shines through leaves beginning to change colors in Ski Valley near Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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A women collects colored leaves for at home art projects which have fallen from the trees above along Bear Wallow trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains, on October 8, 2020.
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A red leaf rest on the ground along Bear Wallow trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains, on October 8, 2020.
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Light shines through a group of leaves changing colors in Marshall Gulch at Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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An employee from The Mount Lemmon Cookie Cabin Pizzeria and Bakery walks though two large trees beginning to change colors in front of the pizzeria and bakery in Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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Customers walk past a tree changing colors while waiting for The Mount Lemmon Cookie Cabin Pizzeria and Bakery to open in Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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A pile of dried leaves rest on the ground at Marshall Gulch in Summerhaven, Ariz., on October 8, 2020.
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While looking at the changing colors along a hiking trail in Bear Wallow, a hiker walks past a tree with red leaves along Bear Wallow trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains, on October 8, 2020.
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Light shines on a tree changing colors as well as a tree which hasn't begun to change along Bear Wallow trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains, on October 8, 2020.
Rebecca Sasnett
Photojournalist
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