First Weekend in Fall

September 23rd through 24th, 2005

Lake Lucerne
Friday evening was cool, the sky was blue and the wind lite.
Lake Lucerne
Late season plants were all over any open area. They were particularly abundant in yards that really needed a mowing.
Lake Lucerne
Suprisingly, peak color seems about a week away.
Lake Lucerne
There were trees that were well into the color thing but, for the most part, green was the predominant color.
Lake Lucerne
There were several other signs of fall. (Picture by Meg)
Lake Lucerne
Some chose to not go quietly into fall and skied on the rough and cool water. Most just pulled out boats for winter storage.
Lake Lucerne
The waves picked up and the skies clouded over late in the afternoon. Much needed rain fell most of Sunday and into Monday. We'll be back in 2 weeks to see if the wet weather has had any positive effect on the lake level.


-Nemo