Autumn in the Pigeon River Valley

From a hike yesterday along the Middle Falls Trail in Grand Portage State Park.  The Middle Falls Trail is a wonderful hike with a nice variety of terrain, both lowlands and higher elevations along the ridge that you cross to get to the falls.  This photo was made from the high point on the trail, on top of the ridge overlooking the Pigeon River Valley.  You can see a short stretch of the river in this photo, down at the bottom of the valley.  All of the land that you see on the far side of the river is in the province of Ontario, Canada.  The park is so close to Canada that one of the most common questions asked by visitors to the park is "We don't have to cross the border to see the park, do we?"