Autumn in the air

I love the fall, it's my favorite season by far. Right now we're at the height of it here in the mountains. Blazing color on the trees, enough fallen leaves to shuffle through. What is it about walking through dead leaves that makes *everyone* shuffle and kick their feet? I remember in college the leaves would pile up half a foot or more on the walkway edges, and nearly everyone veered to the edge so they were walking through the leaves. I'd like to be somewhere that had a proportionally big enough pile of leaves to jump in like we did as kids. They just cut the grass outside, and the sweet smell of freshly cut grass is layering delightfully with the more earthy smell of dry leaves. I'm going back out before the smell fades.