It’s mid-October in Michigan, which means it was time for some Ann Arbor Autumn color exploration. The first place I usually head to is Parker Mill County Park on the east end of town. The park reaches its peak early on while most everything else is still green, so there was no time to waste.
My spot is on the south end of the park right alongside the wooden fence which separates the parking lot from Geddes Road. I don’t know what it is. The variety of orange, yellow, red and purple leaves plays a part. The change in elevation along the park plays a role, as does the historic Parker Mill Grist Mill in the background.
The overhanging tree limbs and the way the fallen leaves collect on the ground also paints this as an Ann Arbor Fall spot for me.
I’ll let the rest of the Michigan Fall colors to the talking.
Check out my post from this very spot five years ago in Ann Arbor: Hanging with the Autumn Leaves at Parker Mill. Til we meet again next year!
Where do you go to capture Fall in Ann Arbor? Or wherever you live?
I love all the color!
Thank you Laci! Love it, still with some the green mixed in too. One of the reasons I always wind up back at this Ann Arbor spot.
Gorgeous pictures!
Thank you so much! Do love the Autumn colors this time of year. 🙂
Pictures are gorgeous! I live along Lake Michigan in Norton Shores. We are headed up to the Porcupine Mountains and Lake of the Clouds this week for camping/color tour. Any suggestions for cool, out of the norm places to stop?
Thanks so much Lucinda! You live in a beautiful part of the state. Love all the lakeshore in your area. Have not been to the Western End of the UP since I was a kid. Hope you found some great places to stop in route. Heading up north I randomly enjoyed Java Joe’s Cafe in St. Ignace right off the bridge and Whitefish Point and the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum off Lake Superior.
This is one of my favorite spots to capture Autumn in Ann Arbor if you are ever this way in the Fall months.