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When Hope Arrives

Red Lake Creek Cabin, Hope Valley, CA-88 (10/8/21) Philip Reedy

When the Hope Valley arrives, as it did on Friday, it’s glorious.

Davis color spotter Philip Reedy was there. He anticipated the predicted dusting of snow and timed his visit with this site’s predictions that it would peak over the weekend, to return with glorious photographs.

  • Red Lake Creek Cabin, Hope Valley, CA-88 (10/8/21) Philip Reedy
  • Red Lake Creek Cabin, Hope Valley, CA-88 (10/8/21) Philip Reedy
Red Lake Creek Cabin, Hope Valley, CA-88 (10/8/21) Philip Reedy

Phil said he “never tires of the cabin shot.” It’s easy to see why. Though it is a couple of hundred feet from the highway, it feels remote. His composition positions trees, boulders, the creek and mountainside to accentuate the drama.

Throughout the Hope Valley, aspen are at peak or past peak. High winds will lash the Sierra on Monday, causing many of the fully peaked trees to be stripped of color. Autumn color on Patchy and Near Peak trees should survive the winds.

  • Red Lake Creek Grove, Hope Valley (10/89/21) Philip Reedy
  • Blue Lakes Rd. Pasture, CA-88, Hope Valley (10/8/21) Philip Reedy
  • Hope Valley (10/89/21) Philip Reedy
  • Hope Valley (10/89/21) Philip Reedy
Aspen, Hope Valley (10/8/21) Philip Reedy
  • Hope Valley (7,300′), Peak to Past Peak, GO NOW!, You Almost Missed It.
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