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“Crazy Good” is how color spotter Jared Smith of Parchers Resort describes fall color conditions between 7,500 and 8,500’ elevation this week. Though, above 8,500’, if you weren’t there this past weekend, you missed one of the most spectacular shows of fall color, ever. The upper reaches of Bishop Creek Canyon have now dropped much […]
GO NOW! Peak (75 — 100%) June Lake Loop — Mono County color spotter Alicia Vennos reports “It’s like the switch just flipped and Mono County is spectacular everywhere right now, including the June Lake Loop, Lundy Canyon, Convict Lake, Conway Summit, Summer’s Meadow/Green Creek Road and Log Cabin Road (at the bottom of Tioga […]
It’s been there all along. We just never got a fall color report or saw photos of Big Pine Creek Canyon until Scott Turner visited this past weekend. GO NOW! — Peak (75 — 100%) Big Pine Creek Canyon — This hidden gem lies west of the town of Big Pine in the Eastern Sierra (not […]
Color spotter Nick Barnhart traveled up to the San Bernardino Mountains this past weekend and got these colorful shots of fall color at Lake Gregory, Green Valley Lake and Big Bear Lake. GO NOW! Near Peak (50 — 75%) — San Bernardino National Forest — A mix of black oak, mountain maple, rabbitbrush and aspen […]
Today, we chose to search for California’s gold and found it peaking on Carson Pass. The pass is the high point of State Route 88. It was named after western explorer and scout, Kit Carson, who, in January 1844, proposed that the Frémont Expedition turn west in order to resupply at Sutter’s Fort in present-day […]
Patchy (10-50%) — Plumas County — This prime fall color destination in the northern Sierra usually peaks mid-October, though changes are already appearing. Color spotter Lisa May reports the dogwood is nearly at peak and changing rapidly. Pinks and soft reds are predicted compared to its usual vibrant red. This weekend’s events include: Fall Century Leaf Peeper […]
Just Starting (0 — 10%) — Yosemite Valley — Kerry Cobb of the NPS public information office notes that dogwood, black oak and bigleaf maple are still green in Yosemite Valley. A large (exotic) sugar maple planted by early settlers near the chapel has not yet changed color, though it is one of the earliest […]
Patchy (10 — 50%) — Hope Valley — Color spotter Patty Brissenden reports the aspen surrounding Sorensen’s Resort in the Hope Valley (Hwy 88) are mostly a mix of lime and yellow. She predicts they will approach near peak next week and will require a GO NOW! alert in the coming two weeks. [weatherlayer country=”United […]
GO NOW! Near Peak (50 – 75%) Mammoth Lakes Basin — Twin Lakes in the Mammoth Lakes Basin is at peak with beautiful orange colors. Other lakes in the basin either lack fall color or are still patchy. Color spotter Kevin Lennox reports erratic uniformity of color among the trees in the Lakes Basin. Patchy […]
The beauty continues up Bishop Creek Canyon with most of the color surviving wind and a short-lived dusting of snow on Saturday. Now, California is experiencing a heat wave, with parts of the San Francisco Bay Area predicted to reach near 90 degrees F. That’s very unusual, even in summer. Hot days and cold nights mean […]