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Autumn wonderland

Fall colors enhance the beauty of IU Bloomington

By Indiana University

November 17^th, 2023

The seasonal scenery at Indiana University Bloomington is at its most striking in the fall, when a rich tapestry of autumn colors emerges. The woodland campus spans more than 1,930 acres, blending thousands of trees with distinguished limestone architecture, creating a regal ambience that is enhanced by the vibrant hues of crimson, yellow and orange that mark the changing of the seasons.

Maple leaves sit on the ground in the Old Crescent on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Fall foliage backdrops a red clock near Woodburn Hall on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

A student crosses a Campus River bridge to enter Dunn Meadow at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

Fallen leaves accumulate along a limestone wall outside Beck Chapel on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Students enjoy a nice fall evening in Dunn Meadow at IU Bloomington on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Russell/Indiana University Office of Student Life)

Students cross the Campus River in front of the Indiana Memorial Union on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

A fallen leaf sits on a brick walkway in the Old Crescent on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Myers Hall is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

Students make their way to and from class near Ballantine Hall at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

A squirrel prepares to bury a nut in the Old Crescent on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

The Sample Gates are pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Fall foliage is pictured in Dunn’s Woods at IU Bloomington on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

IU junior Allie Stafford lounges in a hammock in Dunn Meadow at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

Memorial Hall is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

A person climbs a staircase inside the atrium of the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies Building on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Franklin Hall is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Beck Chapel is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

The Rose Well House is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Qu/Indiana University Office of Student Life)

A student ascends the stairs inside the Bess Meshulam Simon Music Library and Recital Center at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

The Frances Morgan Swain Student Building clock tower is pictured from Dunn’s Woods on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Fall foliage frames a walkway outside the Eskenazi Museum of Art at IU Bloomington on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

A student is framed in the arches of the Rose Well House at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

A red clock is framed by fall foliage near Swain East at IU Bloomington on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

A sculpture of Indiana University Professor Alfred C. Kinsey is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

The Kirkwood Observatory is pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Photo by Chris Meyer/Indiana University)

The Campus River flows through Dunn Meadow at IU Bloomington on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. (Photo by Nick Reilly/Indiana University Office of Student Life)

The Sample Gates are pictured on a fall day at IU Bloomington on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Footnotes

Photos by James Brosher, Chris Meyer, Andrew Russell, Sarah Qu and Nick Reilly

FootNotes

Photos by James Brosher, Chris Meyer, Andrew Russell, Sarah Qu and Nick Reilly

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