Indian Rhubard – A Riot of Ruby Up North

Indian Rhubarb always provides early ruby to leaf peeping in the Shasta Cascade Wonderland (northeastern California).  Color spotters Jeff Titcomb and Mike Nellor provide these photos of bright colors seen this week in the Shasta Cascade.

30 – 50% – Siskiyou County – Siskiyou is seeing change, though extended warm nights have slowed its progression. The forest is highlighted with lime, yellow and some red among the maples.

30 – 50% – Modoc County – Modoc National Forest and Alturas area are reporting a shift to the bright yellow and orange.

 

Lassen County

30 – 50% – BLM Eagle Lake / Bizz Johnson Trail & Lassen National Forest – Aspen have begun to change to yellow, with a few oranges and reds. The change has been sudden,  perhaps due to the extended, dry summer.

Shasta County

15 – 30% – Whiskeytown NRA – Elms turning to bright yellows and oranges around the visitors center.

15 – 30% – Shasta Lake – Slight change is occurring in the forest.

Trinity County

15 – 30% – Coffee Creek – Lime and yellow are beginning to appear.

 

Tehama County

30 – 50% – Lassen Volcanic National Park – Tmost of the change is occurring above 8,500 on the northside of the national park.  Look for color showing first among riparian areas (willows) and aspen groves.  The southern area of the park has not yet experienced much change.

0 – 15% – Red Bluff –  The Central Valley has not yet shown much color.

0 – 15% – Butte County – A little lime and yellow is showing, though the best color is expected in mid October.

 

15 – 30% – Plumas National Forest –  Native locust trees and bigleaf maples are showing yellow, dogwoods are turning rose to red. At higher elevations, the color is more intense. Spanish Creek is a riot of ruby, yellow and lime Indian rhubarb.[wp_geo_map]