Swan Rangers sensed Fall in the air during their outings this past week!

Scroll down to see the rest of their photos and details!

In our lead photo, Chris Gotschalk shows us Fall colors high in the Swan Range while . . .

. . . Norma Linsky saw quite a view and Fall colors from . . .

. . . a fire lookout!

Pam Willison shows us a touch of fresh snow on the north slope of the Swan Crest and . . .

. . . Mare's Eggs, which she found along the banks of a freshwater pond. She found these “jelly balls are colonies of the cyanobacteria species Nostoc pruniforme!”

Keith Hammer came across a Fall-colored mushroom of some sort and . . .

. . . shows us the heavy dew and morning fog that comes along with cooler Fall weather!

Pat Jaquith shows us a mushroom stashed by a Squirrel in a Larch tree for later snacking and . . .

. . . an Evening Grosbeak feeding on Juniper cones/berries!

Ruth Quist shows us a close-up of tiny cones she found plentiful in . . .

. . . a Western Hemlock tree!

In our parting shot, Keith Hammer shows us an Owl knitted into the sweater of a little girl whose middle name is “Owl!”

If you have interesting photos of your outings, send them along with a description to keith@swanview.org and we'll try to work them into these weekly reports!