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Photos: Fall Colors

Each season brings a new set of colors to the valley: white snow in the winter, green growth in the spring, blue waters in the summer, and orange foliage in the fall. The colors are hitting their peak, so get out and enjoy them while they last.

Greg Lindstrom
Fall colors in Many Glacier on Sept. 20, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along the North Fork Flathead River. Beacon File Photo
Fall colors reflect in McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park on Oct. 19, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors above Grinnell Lake in Glacier National Park. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Bob Marshall Wilderness on Oct. 13, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fallen leaves inside an abandoned birds nest near Spencer Lake on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors at Spencer Lake west of Whitefish on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along the North Fork Flathead River on Oct. 2, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along the North Fork Flathead River on Oct. 2, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A spider web clings to dew-covered grass at the Flathead Waterfowl Production Area on Oct. 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A visitor kneels along the shore of Bowman lake to enjoy the scenery on Oct. 2, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along the Swan River on Oct. 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors near Spencer Lake west of Whitefish on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Geese take flight at dawn at the Flathead Waterfowl Production Area on Oct. 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Snow-capped peaks in Glacier National Park and fall colors along the North Fork Flathead River on Oct. 2, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Autumn colors are beginning to show in an open meadow near Skiumah Lake in the Great Bear Wilderness.
Fall foliage in Glacier National Park Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. For more photos visit www.FlatheadBeacon.com. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors linger along Going-to-the-Sun Road as an inversion hangs over McDonald valley in Glacier National Park on Oct. 19, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Bob Marshall Wilderness on Oct. 13, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along the North Fork Flathead River on Oct. 2, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Coram experimental forest, Nov. 1, 2013. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Veins in an aspen leaf on Sept. 26, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors at Spencer Lake west of Whitefish on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A visitor snaps pictures of fall colors in Glacier National Park. Beacon File Photo
Visitors travel along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park. Beacon file photo
Fall foliage in Glacier National Park Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. For more photos visit www.FlatheadBeacon.com. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Rain drops cling to fall foliage on Sept. 3, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Bowman Lake in Glacier National Park on Oct. 2, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
round bales in a field near Whitefish on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
A curious squirrel peeks out from behind fall foliage near Spencer Lake west of Whitefish on Oct. 19, 2017. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Mountain larch needles cover a fallen log at the Coram Experimental Forest Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along the North Fork Flathead River on Oct. 2, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Kennedy Creek flows out of Poia Lake on Sept. 20, 2016. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park on Oct. 15, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park on Oct. 15, 2015. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors at the Flathead Waterfowl Production Area on Oct. 10, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon
Fall colors along the South Fork Flathead River in the Bob Marshall Wilderness on Oct. 13, 2014. Greg Lindstrom | Flathead Beacon

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