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San Bernardino Mountain color spotters Nick and Alena Barnhart headed north to Yosemite this past weekend and found the Valley at full peak. From the Yosemite Chapel shot, it’s easy to see that Yosemite’s trees have been dropping their leaves for a couple of weeks. Nick delayed his trip a week with hopes rain would […]
Color spotter Cory Poole made an incredible road trip this past weekend, stopping at points all around the San Fancisco and Monterey Bay areas, reporting that he didn’t get into the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park but that a peek over the fence had it peaking. C’mon Cory, you mean to tell us […]
We drove north in search of fall color on Saturday, traveling from Auburn to Lincoln, then north to Yuba City and on to Chico and Vina. This route skirts the northern goldfields of the northern Sierra foothills, passing through trim and tiny farming communities known for their walnuts, prunes, olives, almonds, rice, kiwifruit and grapes. […]
Color spotters Tim Colvin and Jonathan Patterson sent these photos of Southern California’s Lakes Gregory and Hemet, which are now both peaking. Lake Gregory (Peak 75-100%) — This is one of the last resort areas of the San Bernardino Mountains to peak; color should remain good through the coming week. GO NOW! Lake Hemet (Peak […]
Napa Valley (Peak 75-100%) — Color spotter Marc Hoshovsky was driven by curiosity to the Napa Valley, after not seeing any recent reports from wine country. What he tasted on a color spotting trip, yesterday, was a well-balanced blend of mature fall colors that is ready to drink. Marc drove the Mt Vreeder Road on the […]
Color spotter Kimberly Kofala recommends an autumn hike around Jenkinson Lake in the El Dorado County community of Sly Park (Western Sierra). We mentioned Sly Park and the Mormon Emigrant Trail early last month. At the time, very little color was showing. Now it’s at peak. Kimberly says this is a mellow, gentle hike with […]
If only finding real gold were as easy as finding figurative gold in California. Color spotter Cory Poole posted this photo on his Facebook site of with the comment that he “found some gold in a gravel bar along the Sacramento River. We’re all richer for his discovery. Poole is a find, as well… an extraordinary […]
Bishop (Peak 75-100%) — The Eastern Sierra city of Bishop on US 395 is peaking with glorious stands of huge Fremont cottonwood glowing orange-red along the Owens River. Color spotters Nick and Alena Barnhart captured the peak this past weekend. It appears these trees will remain beautiful for a week more, longer if it remains […]
Mt. Palomar (Patchy 10 — 50%) — We beg forgiveness for the pun in the headline, though considering the observatory atop Mt. Palomar, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to post it. Modern Hiker’s Scott Turner reports that most of the black oaks on Mt. Palomar still have a long way to go before they turn. The […]
Great fall color photographers are patient. They’re willing to wait past sunset for the alpenglow or get up early for the morning light. They don’t quit when everyone else says peak has passed. They go to unexpected places and find glory. Great fall color photographers are methodical. They plan their shots, considering the calendar and […]