Alpine Abounds

Fall color remains so striking in Alpine County’s Hope Valley that even bluebirds are staying around to do some leaf peepin.

Color spotter Clayton Peoples reported, “with delight,” that color still abounds despite the recent storm.

He drove along Carson Pass (CA-88) and found all kinds of color left on aspen in the Hope Valley, seeing lime, yellow, orange and red, with orange being the predominant color. 

He wrote, “There are places at the higher elevations of the pass where the leaves were stripped by the wind, but overall it is still “Peak.”

He says it’s certainly not ‘Past Peak,’ yet.”

Hope Valley is Clayton’s pick as “Peak of the Week” given the added beauty provided by the dusting of snow on surrounding peaks, but then a lot of the same can be seen in other peaking areas of the Eastern Sierra, including June Lake.

Hope Valley – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!

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