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Highway to Heaven

Dogwood, Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Dogwood, Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Stuart Fork, Trinity Alps Resort (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Stuart Fork, Trinity Alps Resort (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Dogwood, Rush Creek, Lewiston (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Dogwood, Rush Creek, Lewiston (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Coffee Creek, Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Coffee Creek, Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Dogwood, Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Dogwood, Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Hwy 3 (10/31/16) Jeri Rangel

Driving CA-3 north from Weaverville past Trinity Lake and the Trinity Alps at this time of year, you truly are on a highway to heaven.

Bold color fills the forest. In places, it is a virtual corridor of autumn drama.

Color spotter Jeri Rangel traveled the route this week, returning with these images of dogwood blushing in the woods and bigleaf maple, vine maple, cottonwood, alder, aspen, chokecherry and oaks lighting streams, forests and roads with autumn color.

California State Highway 3 – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!