East San Diego County – Colorful Surprises!
Black Oak, Mt. Laguna, Eastern San Diego County (10/19/13) Charlene Burge
Color spotter Charlene Burge reports she was happy to discover “Southern California has lots of natural fall color” when she moved there, two years ago. Mount Laguna in eastern San Diego County is “flush with fall color as California Black Oaks are close to peaking, with exposed trees in full color, and understory trees, in many cases, still in the lemon-lime stage. Many areas along the northern part of the S1–Sunrise Highway–were burned during the Rim fire, but from about Laguna Campground, south, there’s plenty of blazing oaks. This area is roughly between Julian and Pine Valley, along the S1 north of Highway 8. The highway 8 corridor east of the S1 has big cottonwoods.
Black Oaks, Mt. Laguna, Eastern San Diego County (10/19/13) Charlene Burge
Mt Laguna Observatory and Black Oak (10/19/13) Charlene Burge
Highway 8, Eastern San Diego County (10/19/13) Charlene Burge
GO NOW! 50 – 75% – Mt. Laguna – Oak and cottonwood are putting on a colorful show in eastern San Diego County near the Mt. Laguna Observatory (operated by San Diego State University) in eastern San Diego County.