Aspen Grove, Sunset – Monitor Pass. Sierra Nevada, California. September 29, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

The very last light of the day touches the upper branches of these aspens in a grove at Monitor Pass.

Aspen Leaves, Sunset. Monitor Pass, Sierra Nevada, California. September 29, 2007. © Copyright .

I’m a sucker for backlit leaves, especially in early or late light -like the last remaining leaves on this aspen tree at Monitor Pass.

Aspen Leaves, Autumn. Sierra Nevada, California. September 29, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Aspen leaves in the very colorful grove near the lower end of Hope Valley on Highway 88.

Sierra Aspen Grove, Sun. Sierra Nevada, California. September 29, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

I spent a couple weekends photographing the annual fall colors of the aspens in the eastern Sierra Nevada. This photograph was made among the trees of the extensive groves near the top of Monitor Pass.