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Donner Lake – Just Past Peak

Black cottonwood (foreground), Donner Lake (10/26/17) Robert Kerman

Aspen on the south side of Donner Lake have lost about 40% of their leaves, putting them just past peak.

Robert Kerman was there on a balmy autumn day to find kayakers paddling across the lake as flushes of nearly stripped yellow aspen were being reflected in the lake.

Donner Lake (5,935′)- Peak to Past Peak – You Almost Missed It.