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Bishop Creek Canyon is a mix of every level of peak, from Just Starting, to Patchy, to Near Peak, to Peak, to Past Peak, some occurring at the same location. North Lake is a puzzle. It’s lime, yellow, orange and gone, all at the same place. Peak color is near the lake with green aspen […]
(Mono County — 10/4/17) — Peak is approaching at several viewing locations in Mono County, Jeff Simpson reports. We visited prime areas throughout Mono County today to find great color in the higher canyons. To the east of US 395, on a mountain area area that gets less water than the Sierra Nevada, Sagehen Meadows […]
Quaking aspen at Antelope Lake in Plumas County’s Indian Valley (Northern Sierra) are peaking with bright orange-gold color. The drive to remote Antelope Lake on the Genessee/Antelope Lake Rd. passes the charming town of Taylorsville (Pop. 154), that has changed little since it was founded in 1852. Elsewhere in the Shasta Cascade, bright color is […]
(Hope Valley — 10/2/17) The Hope Valley (CA-88, Carson Pass) is typical of the dilemma facing color spotters this autumn… the show is all cattywampus. In some places like at the Red Creek Cabin (seen above), it’s Near Peak to Peak color, while in others the aspen look like they’re Just Starting. So, you gotta […]
(South Lake Rd., Bishop Creek Canyon — 10/3/17) Although there is lots of green along South Lake Road in Bishop Creek Canyon, the combination of full peak, near peak and patchy color at midday is spectacular and well worth the trip. GO NOW!
(Big Sur — 10/3/17) California’s Central Coast is not known for its fall color, though “the coast-facing canyons of Big Sur contain a nice concentration of bigleaf maples,” reports Leor Pantilat who scores a prized First Report. In these mountains, the fall color progression is a rolling peak depending on the slope aspect and elevation. […]
(Little Lakes Valley Trailhead [10,200’], Rock Creek Canyon — 10/3/17) Hiking from the end of Rock Creek Road on the Little Lakes Valley Trail, quaking aspen were peaking near 10,400’.
(Mist Falls, Bishop Creek Canyon — 10/3/17) The color surrounding the Mist Falls and Mountain Glen is spectacular, particularly when backlit at midday. The mix of green, lime, yellow, orange and red provide a Near Peak palete along South Lake Rd. that is breathtaking.