We have had a lot of beautiful clear fall weather this year at Lake Martin. Recently I was driving back from checking on a home for sale in The Village when I decided to stop and snap some pics of the fall colors.

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The Village is a subdivision off of Highway 50 on Lake Martin. It is very close to Chimney Rock and Acapulco Rock and Martin Dam. So as I was driving back to my office, I passed right by the Overlook, which also serves as the trail head for Lake Martin’s Cherokee Ridge Trail system.

Since it was such a pretty day I decided to stop at the Overlook and get some pics of the fall colors, maybe even the famous landmarks of Chimney Rock and Acapulco Rock.  I figured it would take a quick 30 minutes.

I ended up taking a couple of hours, mainly because I went the wrong way on the Chimney Rock Loop Trail.

As usual I missed a couple of pics of hawks. But this turtle could not escape my speed photography:

I probably need to get a polarized filter or something that will help out with the color balance:

Chimney and Acapulco Rocks look lonely in the fall:

This boater breaks the silence:

In the end, I was too far away from Chimney and Acapulco Rocks to get decent pictures, even with my long lens. But it was a really fun hike, and the leaves were just right.

Click here for the entire set of pics on Flickr