Fall Drive on the Alpine Loop

We decided that after all these years of living in Utah that we'd finally drive and see some of the fall colors our mountains and canyons have to offer. We planned a drive on the Alpine Loop which goes up behind Mt. Timpanogos here in Utah Valley. We started up Provo Canyon and pulled out to look at Bridal Veil Falls, rather than just drive by, and watched the falls from a distance.

After taking the pictures we continued on up the winding roads and switchbacks and into the National Forest. There were several pullouts with sweeping views of the mountainside and we snapped a few pictures along the way.

Fortunately we thought ahead and had everyone dressed for the potential photo opportunities. We stopped at a pullout surrounded by Aspen trees and decided to get a few pictures. We had a friend of ours with us, Josh Keeler, who was in town visiting and he was kind enough to snap a few pics.

We made our way back to the car and continued to follow the loop around the mountain. The views were amazing.

Back side of Mt. Timpanogos - we've never seen it from this side.

The whole trip took a little less than three hours, about an hour of that driving to and from the mouth of the canyon. We plan to do more short trips like this in the future to become more familiar with the area around us.