Darrell Sano Scores Several Firsts
Sunol Regional Wilderness (8/20/17) Darrell Sano
Color spotter Darrell Sano (dksfoto.smugmug.com) began his search for fall color “a bit early this year,” by hiking into the Sunol Regional Wilderness and along Alameda Creek this past Sunday, where he saw the first reported “hints of fall color.”
Sunol Regional Wilderness (8/20/17) Darrell Sano
Sunol Regional Wilderness (8/20/17) Darrell Sano
Darrell said the display wasn’t obvious. He had to search for it and hiked “off the trail to really see it.” Nevertheless, despite that temperatures were pushing 90 degrees, Darrell said he “still could sense the change of light,” and that autumn was approaching.
Should you visit this preserve in San Francisco’s east bay, you’ll find alder, willow and sycamore, though mostly evergreen coastal live oak and gray pine, plus blue oak, elderberry, madrone and … rattlesnakes.
Northern Pacific Rattlesnake, Sunol Regional Wilderness (8/20/17) Darrell Sano
Sunol Regional Wilderness (8/20/17) Darrell Sano
The well-fed snake seen in this photograph (far left) crossed a shaded trail toward Darrell.
I have a question, can you tell me where this weather report is taking place. Its the weather that is on this page that shows up off to the right of the page. Thank you!
Presently, it is the weather report for Mammoth Lakes, which has the highest elevation for reports from the Eastern Sierra (Bishop is lower and does not provide as good a predictor of autumn’s approach at this time). Thanks for your query, as I’ve now added a search bar to display the location of the current report. I’ll be changing reporting stations as peak progresses around California.