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To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project The event continues to strike me as a tragic metaphor for some individual struggles, often unsuccessful, that occur in all of our lives. Somehow, this leaf had survived the whole winter only to fall with spring only days away. As I went to class on Monday morning, I was saddened to see that the leaf was no longer on the tree. I thought to myself, "What a wonderful depiction of the will to survive." I went home, and over the weekend we experienced one last small, end-of-the-season snowstorm. I looked around and realized that there were absolutely no other leaves on any of the surrounding trees. I was going to my car in the music building parking lot when I happened to glance up and notice one lone leaf hanging firmly to the bare branch of a nearby tree. It began one Friday afternoon in late March or early April. Garmoe approached me about composing a work that might feature percussion, I felt that my opportunity had finally arrived.Īt the surface, the incident seems to be almost unimportant, but to me it has a larger and more universal significance. I originally conceived the work as a multi-percussion solo, so when Mr.

It is a drive up waterfall that you can see with little effort but it is. Ever since that moment, I have been motivated to compose a piece about it, but the opportunity never presented itself. Glen Alpine Falls is a beautiful waterfall on the South side of Fallen Leaf Lake. Although the work is not overtly programmatic, it was inspired by an incident that occurred in 1990 while I was an undergraduate at the University of Iowa. Cymbals (crash small, medium, large suspended)Ī Fallen Leaf was commissioned by Tony Garmoe and the West Des Moines Valley (Iowa) High School Symphony Band.Wag! does not allow or encourage Pet Care Providers to bring dogs to parks.Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)Ĭost: Score & Parts - $115.00 | Score Only - $11.50

The trail is one of the best places to see aspens in the fall and provides a great backdrop to enjoy your time with your pooch. It is also wise to bring clean up bags, water and snacks for yourself and your doggie. There are a few dog rules that you will need to observe, including ensuring that you pick up after your barker, and that your pooch is always on a leash. There is also the Fallen Leaf Store and Marina that serves food for lunch from Memorial Day through October 1st, so grab some grub for you and the pup if hiking then. There are also several amenities including restrooms, a covered picnic shelter, and picnic tables. Some of the other activities that can be enjoyed along the trail include dog-friendly biking, picnicking, fishing, and swimming. However, you will need a SNO-Park permit to participate. In winter, the trail offers cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Commonly used to represent the season of fall/autumn, trees, and nature more generally. Depicted as two or three golden-brown, almond-shaped leaves of various sizes, with stems up, as if falling down.

The Fallen Leaf Lake Trail has a lot to offer visitors, including a wide variety of sporting activities all year round. Leaves, as a have changed color and fallen from a tree in fall/autumn. It is well worth the adventure to explore the different trails and find your way around if you have some time on your hands. Parking is available on the shoulders.įallen Leaf Lake Trail is generally flat and runs right along the lake’s shoreline, which is about 15 minutes in to the hike. Note that the main trail juts out into several smaller trails, so bring a map with you to stay on course. Then follow the road past the campground to the Fallen Leaf Lake Trailhead. More specifically, to access the trailhead, drive north on Highway 89 and turn left on Fallen Leaf Lake Road. The trail is also dog-friendly and easily accessible through a parking lot that is just off Highway 89. Fallen Leaf Lake Trail loops about eight miles around a picturesque landscape that features the beautiful Fallen Leaf Lake which is the second-largest body of water in the Tahoe Basin.