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Changing Seasons Spark Autumn Memories in Utah

NPR | By Howard Berkes
Published September 21, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT
Autumn leaves and autumn snow on the last day of summer just outside Salt Lake City, Utah.
Howard Berkes, NPR News
Autumn leaves and autumn snow on the last day of summer just outside Salt Lake City, Utah.
Autumn leaves and snow on the last day of summer near Salt Lake City, Utah.
Howard Berkes, NPR News /
Autumn leaves and snow on the last day of summer near Salt Lake City, Utah.
With snow dusting mountaintops, valleys near Salt Lake City are still green and vibrant.
Howard Berkes, NPR News /
With snow dusting mountaintops, valleys near Salt Lake City are still green and vibrant.

Autumn officially begins Wednesday, Sept. 22. But much of the nation is currently experiencing a mix of seasons, at least according to the thermometer.

It's blistering hot in some regions, but bitter cold has descended elsewhere. And for the areas in between, the seasons seem to change daily. That's what it's like right now in Utah, where NPR's Howard Berkes lives.

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Howard Berkes
Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit.
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