Truckee/North Tahoe Just Starting
Middle Martis Creek, Hwy 267 (9/6/16) John Poimiroo
A Labor Day weekend sojourn sent us traveling east along I-80 (Yuba-Donner Scenic Byway) to Truckee, then south on CA-267 across Brockway Summit to North Lake Tahoe.
Spots of emerging yellow are seen among lime to dark green quaking aspen and black cottonwood at Dutch Flat and Cisco Grove.
Quaking aspen, Agate Bay (9/5/16) John Poimiroo
Middle Martis Creek, Hwy 267 (9/6/16) John Poimiroo
The groves of green quaking aspen and willows beside Middle Martis Creek and surrounding an abandoned settler’s cabin, halfway between Northstar and Brockway Summit on Hwy 267, are backlit with lime and emerging yellow.
At Agate Bay, aspen brighten the forest with drips of yellow and some leaves damaged with black leaf spot fungus.
Lake Davis color spotter Rene Blanquies, said the aspen groves between Sierraville and Truckee along CA-89, are not yet showing much color.
A year ago, we reported infestations of black leaf spot fungus along this route at the Cottonwood Creek, Cold Creek, Cold Stream and Upper Little Truckee campgrounds, and several stands of dead aspen in this area. Rene noted that the dead aspen now have a “bleached bones” appearance.
Just Starting (0 – 10%) – Truckee and North Lake Tahoe
Hi, these pictures are gorgeous! Is the cabin near the Middle Mantis Creek leaf that you pinned? I’ve been looking for that cabin to take pictures there as well. Thank you for your help and keep up the gorgeous adventures!
The cabin is halfway between Northstar at Tahoe and Brockway Summit on the southwest side of the Hwy 267 (Middle Martis Creek). There’s a good turnout area to stop at. It’s surrounded by color right now.