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The LaPorte Road, just out of Quincy, “is ripe for color drives, all along the road,” reports Plumas County color spotter Jeff Luke Titcomb. Yellow bigleaf maple, rosy dogwood and black oak, their big leaves splotched with orange, yellow and lime, “are just stunning right now,” Jeff writes, “It’s a great drive, especially when the sun […]
Whoa, if ever there were a weekend to get Outside on the Eastside, this is it in Mono County. Peak color can be found anywhere you go and whichever direction you drive. We’ll be posting an update on Lake Tahoe and the Hope Valley, after returning to scout those locations (Oct. 12) and fully expect […]
The West Walker River is often overlooked as a fall color location. Mark Harding didn’t make that mistake. Instead, he drove along a dirt road, 15 miles north of Bridgeport, to Obsidian Campground in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest yesterday to find aspen and willows in all stages of peak, coloring the dense forest near the […]
I sure hadn’t. Henness Pass Road travels east/west across the Northern Sierra, south of CA-49, roughly between Camptonville and Downieville, but slightly to the south. As the lowest pass through the Sierra Nevada, you’d think everyone would drive it, but don’t expect to jump in your sedan […]
The Mammoth Lakes Basin has few aspen. Nevertheless, it should be on any color spotter’s must-see list because of its willows. Near Lake Mary, Lake George and along the west shore of the basin, they are putting on a show of orange splendor, right now. The lakes basin is impressive any time of year. A […]
Color spotter Kathy Jonokuchi shared these images on our Facebook page (@CalifFallColor) of the Pink Floss-Silk tree, an exotic that blooms in mid autumn. It is another aspect of fall color that is seen only in California and other Mediterranean climates, during autumn.
Jean Pan reports that she and her husband, Dylan Ren, visited Bishop, the June Lake loop and Lundy Canyon this past weekend. And, “It was really nice!” Of these areas, they chose to linger in Lundy Canyon, because of its luscious color. They stopped at a day use area, about a mile or two up […]
Mammoth Lakes is flecked with gold, Trent Vierra’s photographs show. He was there this past weekend and found Near Peak aspen throughout town and along Mammoth Creek Trail and the Sherwin Creek Trail which leads to the Sherwin Lakes. Mammoth Lakes (8,500′) — Near Peak (50-75%) GO NOW!
The moment has arrived when enough Peak color has fallen at a given location to classify the location as Past Peak. When that happens, we report, “You Missed It.” That’s occurred at Sagehen Meadows Road in Mono County (13 mi. east of US 395, south of Mono Lake on CA-120), where this past week the […]
Santa’s Village has been unwrapping a new identity. The venerable children’s attraction has become Sky Park, a place of adventures in nature. Part of that transformation has been the addition of seasonal autumn color. Aspen and maple have been planted throughout the park’s fantasy village, and though the trees are young, they promise a show […]