For this autumn, I decided to do something different. Usually I’d be scouting out aspen locations for peak color while also keeping an eye out for moose and elk during their ruts. This year I decided to target some different subjects. The larch tree is a northern species of pine but this pine tree actually turns a brilliant gold color in the fall and will drop it’s needles. After being bare over the winter, the needles will grow back again in the spring. The photo above was taken in Glacier National Park a few years ago.