Insane Color On Nor/Sierra Circuit

Some of this site’s contributors go to great lengths to spot fall color.

We put Phillip Reedy in that category, as he’s submitted photographs taken in the Hope Valley (on several occasions), Eastern Sierra and now the Northern Sierra.

Phillip drove a “long circuit” up CA-70 from Marysville to Quincy, south through Graeagle and the Lakes Basin, then down on CA-49 through Downieville and back to Davis.

In a day, Phillip!?

While we’re questioning his sanity, we’re not questioning the beauty he captured or the veracity of his reports.

Phillip reported back that there was “plenty of yellow and gold at the top of the Feather River Canyon, in Quincy and Graeagle (often missed by Plumas County color spotters). Aspen were still dressed in yellow around Sardine Lake.

The big bonus, he reported was not being disappointed by his stop in Quincy, as we’d raised  his hopes, considering how many times in the past two weeks that peak color has been reported there.

Not only did his photos show those trees in new perspectives, but they certified that indeed both Western Sycamore and sugar maple grow side-by-side, there.

“The colors were awesome,” he said. And, that’s saying something, since Phillip always combines a little fall color spotting with fly fishing.

On this outing, he visited the North Fork of the Yuba River and Lavezzola Creek near Downieville and though we don’t know how many he caught, he maxed limit in great fall color shots.

 

 

 

North Fork Feather River – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!

Quincy – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!

Middle Fork Feather River, Graeagle – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!

Lavezzola Creek, Downieville – Peak (75-100%) – GO NOW!

North Fork Yuba River – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!