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First Peak Color High Above Mammoth Lakes

Sherwin Creek (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Peak Color seen high above Sherwin Creek (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Mono County gets credit for the first full peak report.  Areas above 8,500′ in this Eastern Sierra county are now flush with orange and red.

Rock Creek Lake (9/18/14) Alicia Vennos

Rock Creek Lake (9/18/14) Alicia Vennos

Rock Creek Lake (9/18/14) Alicia Vennos

Rock Creek Lake (9/18/14) Alicia Vennos

GO NOW! – Peak (75 – 100%) – Rock Creek – Rock Creek Lake and the Rock Creek Trail are now at full peak.  Lower areas of Rock Creek Canyon at are approaching  peak and could go any day, now.

GO NOW! – Peak (75 – 100&) – Hilton Lakes Trail – Same as Rock Creek.

Sherwin Creek (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Sherwin Creek (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

GO NOW! – Peak (75 – 100%) – Sherwin Lakes – You’ll have to do some hiking to get to where it’s at full peak. Take the Sherwin Creek Trail up to the Sherwin Lakes to get close to these peak color areas. Patchy (10 – 50%) – Sherwin Creek – Sherwin Creek in Mammoth Lakes is just above 10% with lots of lime and a little yellow.

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Lake (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Lake (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Green Creek (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

GO NOW! – Near Peak (50 – 75%) – Green Creek – The color at Green Creek varies from patchy to near peak, so we’re alerting to Go Now!

Rainbow Falls (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Rainbow Fall (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Devil's Postpile NM (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Devil’s Postpile NM (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Rainbow Falls Trail (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Rainbow Fall Trail (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Rainbow Falls Trail (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Rainbow Fall Trail (9/20/14) Alicia Vennos

Patchy (10 – 50-%) – Rainbow Fall and Devil’s Postpile NM – The road into Devil’s Postpile remains open until the first storms, providing viewing of the fall color in the upper San Joaquin River drainage.

Conway Summit (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Conway Summit (9/21/14) Alicia Vennos

Patchy (10 – 50%) Conway Summit – It’s still early, but showing signs.