Photo gallery Winter’s white encroaches on autumn gold
The autumn leaves on campus were still in their full golden glory when the season’s first snowfall came on Oct. 29. Students bundled in their winter coats enjoyed a beautiful landscape of golden leaves covered with white snow.
A heavy wet snow – the first of the season – coats golden tree leaves on Bascom Hill. Photo by: Jeff Miller
The first snow fell before most leaves dropped from the trees, as winter encroached on autumn. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Pedestrians — on foot and longboard -- walk along Observatory Drive on the snowy morning. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Pedestrians walk past tree foliage and patches of melting snow on Bascom Hill. Photo by: Jeff Miller
Tags: student life, weather
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