I photographed the fall colors in Mount Rainier National Park a few weeks ago. This image from the trails above the Paradise Visitor Center is one of my favorites from the shoot.

The exact timing of the color change varies a bit every year. Colors start to turn in September and the best fall colors are found from the end of September through mid-October. These colors also change earlier at higher elevations.

This shot was taken on October 2 at Paradise which sits at 5,400 feet. Much of the vegetation had already changed to blazing red, orange and yellow colors. These are a striking foreground for the magnificent mountain.

Here’s a link to a post from a few years ago with a few other photos of fall colors at Mount Rainier. One photo was shot from approximately the same location as the photo above. Edith Creek, another can’t miss spot, is the subject of another photo.