Peak color.

Since it’s Halloween week and the end of my favorite month, I’m doing my best to embrace a few last fall items before the leaves finish falling off the trees and everything holidays takes over. Why so early every year? The big Macy’s downtown is doing their tree lighting festival this Saturday. On the SECOND day of November! Silly.

Anyways. Last night I was looking back on tree photos I snapped last year during peak color in Door County, Wisconsin – one of my absolutely favorite places. Most of these were taken in Peninsula State Park. If you ever have a chance to visit, I highly recommend it! I got married this past summer in Door County, and these peak color photos were taken the same weekend my husband and I chose our wedding venue in 2012. A wonderful memory!

I’m planning to run another half marathon next spring in this same park, the Door County Half Marathon. I have run two over the past four years, both in Chicago. It would be my first time traveling for a race, and my first attempt at running a hilly terrain – the map looks a bit scary! Registration opens this Friday, which is exciting. I think it will great motivation to keep running throughout winter.

Have a great Monday!