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Mono County color spotter Alicia Vennos reports that fall color continues to explode in Mono County and predicts it should hold for at least another weekend, barring storms or high winds. Today, Eastern Sierra color spotter Steve Wolfe left Bishop Creek Canyon to drive north along U.S. 395. He confirmed what Alicia’s been saying, that aspen up Lundy […]
Yosemite National Park public information staffer Ashley Mayer reports that the famed exotic sugar maple beside the Yosemite Chapel has shed most of its ruby leaves and sections of the Tioga Road are now past peak. Isolated stands of yellow aspen can be seen from the Tioga Road down Tenaya Canyon. The color is descending […]
Color spotter Steve Wolfe reports that aspen in the small Bishop Creek Canyon (Eastern Sierra) town of Aspendell and its surrounding area “survived this past week’s wind and are still pretty full, at peak and a bit beyond.” A plus is that green is still showing here and there, indicating that the color will last […]
The Save The Redwoods League reported on its Facebook page this past Friday that “the redwood forest is ablaze with color.” So, we called color spotter Grant Roden at Elk Meadow Cabins. Grant is a naturalist/guide located at Orick near Redwood National and State Parks. He said the color has peaked at Elk Meadow, though […]
We received a comment from Cindy, a color spotter, that she was disappointed with the color to be seen at Lake Gregory this past weekend, reporting that it didn’t match the rest of the San Bernardino Mountain’s peak billing. So, we investigated, communicating with Michelle Fox at Lake Gregory who provides these photos. A group […]
The Los Angeles Times, took our advice and recommended trips this past weekend to the San Bernardino Mountains. Turns out, it was good advice, as evidenced by the spectacular shot of Rim of the World (between Lake Gregory and Lake Arrowhead) that Nick Barnhart captured on Sunday. CLICK HERE for a link to the LA […]
Color spotter Steve Wolfe reports from the Eastern Sierra that this weekend was glorious, though he worries that wind predicted for tomorrow will strip what little is left in Bishop Creek Canyon. Steve was at Aspendell today and caught these lovely images. He notes, as Jared Smith did last week, that the area around Aspendell […]
Lake Tahoe (Peak — 75 — 100%) — Color spotter Kimberly Kofala reports Lake Tahoe is glittering with gold. GO NOW!
UPDATED 10/17 — This week’s wind has stripped some fully changed stands of trees of their leaves at elevations below 7,500′ in the Eastern Sierra, though if your plans were to head to June Lake this weekend, you should still see lots of bright color at those elevations. Mono County color spotter Alicia Vennos writes, “many […]
“Two days of wind was all it took to strip the vast majority of aspen in the higher reaches of Bishop Creek Canyon,” color spotter Jared Smith writes on his last report of autumn. Parchers Resort closes for the season on Sunday (Oct. 19) and with its shuttering, Jared’s reports come to a close. He’s […]