After returning from my overseas trip, I was happy to see that Autumn isn’t over just yet and made sure to get some time to enjoy it.

I admit I was a bit unsure as for how thing will go – we’ve had years where most of the leaves were already gone by early November. So I was, in part, expecting foggy walks through dreary woods with no color whatsoever. I was pleasantly surprised.

Given that I was still struggling with jet lag combined with being busy catching up at work, the two solo hikes I did were done quite close to my home and as half-day hikes. But that was still enough to enjoy the scenery.

Especially the early November had the woods – both in the town and the hills – still in quite a palette of colors as some trees were mostly bare, some had turned more towards brown, while others were still quite a light shade of yellow.

That said, the skies were often cloudy, so the colors didn’t shine as much.

Soon after, the towns were shrouded in fog for almost two weeks. I expected the same for the hills, and I was surprised to see that wasn’t the case.

And, once I ascended high enough to get above the fog, I could enjoy the day with some sunlight as well as the autumn colors.

This weather continued through most of the third week of the month, though the fog started to relent toward the second half of the week. The mountains got a sprinkle of snow here and there but most of it melted quite fast as the days weren’t cold enough for the snow to last. The weekend promised light winds and partially cloudy weather, so I set out again for some time outdoors.

However, the landscape was a bit less colorful in some areas, especially the site of the 2010 landslide looked quite drained of color.

Nearby, I left the main trail and walked a bit aside towards the peak and a small rock formation at its slopes, which made me think that place, sheltered from the wind, would be a good place for a hibernating bear.

I didn’t see one, fortunately, but a bear was spotted in the area two days later, so I guess I can consider myself lucky.

By the end of the fourth week, snow reached even the lowlands – and while there’s a warm-up expected for tomorrow, it lasted long enough for the last hike of the month to have a bit of snow in addition to the fall colors.

Even though the skies, mostly cloudy throughout the day, made it harder to show in photos.

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I must say, this year’s November was quite favorable to hiking, in the end – my long-term records show that I tend to get wet quite often in that month, but the weekends so far were free of rain and my next weekend – the last one of this month – will be spent taking care of some holiday preparations, so it’ll be a break from hiking. That’s the main reason I’m sharing this quick overview even before the month is over.

I hope you’ve been enjoying the autumn months. There’s still one more month to go in this year and I hope that I’ll get some more nice sights.