On a recent trip to the Eastern Sierra, I was able to catch the changing of the leaves to vivid yellows and oranges:

Serendipitously, an early season snowstorm occurred halfway into the trip. It was amazing to see the vibrant foliage suddenly set against a beautiful white backdrop:

Setting aside foliage for a moment, here is the Milky Way above Hot Creek Geological Site. The comet I posted previously, C/2025 R2 SWAN, can be barely seen in the full-resolution version as a pale green dot to the lower right of the Milky Way. This was taken a few nights before the previous picture, when it was not yet coincident with the Eagle Nebula, which can be seen in the upper half of the Milky Way.