San Bernardino Mountains Near Peak

Rim of the World (11/4/15) Alena Nicholas

Arrowbear Lake (11/4/15) Alena Nicholas

Rim of the World (11/4/15) Alena Nicholas

Rim of the World (11/4/15) Alena Nicholas

Southern California color spotter Alena Nicholas returned home to the San Bernardino Mountains to find the forest near peak along Rim of the World and Arrowbear Lake.

Alena promises to send more photos of Lake Arrowhead and Lake Gregory in coming days, though these already have us wishing we were there this evening to capture that sunset.

Mt. Laguna, San Diego County (11/1/15) Dylan Ren

Mt. Laguna, San Diego County (11/1/15) Dylan Ren

Elsewhere in Southern California, Dylan Ren photographed black oak peaking on Mt. Laguna in San Diego County.

Mt. Laguna is one of the best areas in So. Cal. to photograph black oak. A side benefit of driving the Sunrise Highway to Mt. Laguna is that an end destination is the mountain community of Julian, famous for its pies.

Near Peak (50-75%) GO NOW! – Rim of the World

Near Peak (50-75%) GO NOW! – Arrowbear Lake

Near Peak (50-75%) GO NOW! – Mt. Laguna, San Diego County