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 winter–not the larch. See my post Western larch – A beauty in gold for more about these trees.
We also saw pops of red from the vine maples growing along this route.
Read more: Streets lined with gold: Thursday Tree LoveThe 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.
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Thank you for the ride! Beautiful fall colors. We haven't seen much changes...
You're welcome! Hope your leaves change soon. 🍁
So gorgeous!
Yes, it was!
Gorgeous fall colors
Yes, great color this year!
Pure Gold! 😁
Yes, it was! We timed our visit perfectly.
Yes, perfect timing. Like being in the Gold Rush just at the right, opportune time!
Gorgeous color!
Stunning!! They seem to be planted in a pattern.. green gold green gold!
Yes, it did look like patterns at some of the locations. It was beautiful!
Gorgeous! I love the colors and the road must be so beautiful like this. What a lovely sight to admire. So glad you shared and joined, Siobhan. See you tomorrow.
Thanks, Parul! We drove by at just the right time to see the leaves turning.
Heaven on Earth!
Yes, it was spectacular! 😁