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Streets lined with gold: Thursday Tree Love

These streets lined with gold are along the highway east of Mount Hood in Oregon. I was there a week ago and the colors were spectacular!

The golden leaves along this road are mostly on aspen and larch trees. Larch is a deciduous conifer. Yes, most conifers keep their leaves through the winterโ€“not the larch. See my post Western larch โ€“ A beauty in gold for more about these trees.

We also saw pops of red from the vine maples growing along this route.

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The last picture shows bigleaf maples growing near the Columbia River. It was wonderful to see streets lined with gold in several locations on this trip in northern Oregon.

Thursday Tree Love โ€“ 117

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Centered in Bend, Oregon, my blog branches out into nature, history, and art-related topics.

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