The blush of autumn in Hondo Canyon, near the former mining camp of Amizette, now the entrance to Taos Ski Valley resort. Foreground of burning bush and scrub oak with aspens luring the eye up the ridgeline to Frasier peak. The artists of Taos would wait all year for the arrival of autumn, and race up into the mountains, first by horse, and later by motor carriage, to document the riot of color. A "gray day" in Taos still yields vibrant fall foliage, plenty to inspire Joseph Henry Sharp.

- Davison Packard Koenig, Executive Director, Curator, The Couse-Sharp Historic Site