Fall's most beautiful colors
Photo story by Kyle Spradley, posted Oct. 24, 2006

Vibrant colors decorate the college town of Columbia, Missouri, and bring peaceful serenity to our natural surroundings. These beautiful colors have been captured in photographs and show the well-known tradition of Fall.

	A dead oak hangs on to life in the middle of a sea of fall color. Photo by Kyle Spradley.
	A persimmon leaf falls in Silver Fork Creek. Photo by Kyle Spradley.
	Hickories can be known to have great fall color, such as this Shagbark hickory. Photo by Kyle Spradley.
	A basswood leaf falls on a bridge over a small creek. Photo by Kyle Spradley.

A patch of leaves rest in Silver Fork creek under a rock overhang. Photo by Kyle Spradley.
Sugar maples have one the best fall color shows. Photo by Kyle Spradley.
The drought caused a weaker showing of fall colors this year, but there was still much to see at Pinnacles Youth Park north of Columbia. Photo by Kyle Spradley.
Many blufftops can provide a variety of plant species good fall color, such as these sugar maples in Capen Park. Photo by Kyle Spradley.

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