Lander resident Rose Vowles has a particular spot she likes to visit in Sinks Canyon State Park when the fall foliage reaches its peak . Nearly every year, she checks on the color of one particular aspen tree growing on a ledge of rock on the canyon wall.

This year, Vowles got a wonderful surprise. There was a cascading column of aspen trees descending through a drainage from the ridge above.

“Instead of a waterfall, it was a leaf fall,” Vowles said. “I always stop at that one little spot to see ‘my tree,’ but this year all the other trees were visible and colorful. It's just so interesting.”

Vowles got a few photos of the “leaf fall” when the aspens reached their peak color on Oct. 5. The aspens on top of the ridge were a vibrant orange, while the aspens descending through the dra

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