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In our last posting two days ago, we asked if the color would survive this past week’s moisture. The answer is “Yes and No.” Much of the turned color across California was blown from branches, though pockets of bright color remain in areas where trees had not fully turned. One of them, color spotter Sandy […]
A storm will be crossing Northern and Central California today with rain and winds that are likely to strip trees of their color. The show now has moved to sea level with urban forests at peak across the state. This cherry tree was just beginning to turn when photographed on Sunday in the Sierra foothills. […]
Color spotter Jim Beau was in Idyllwild on Friday and reported, “It looks like this might be the last weekend of fall color in Southern California’s mountains (above a mile high). Driving southbound from I-10 on Hwy 243, the oaks were pretty much done for the year. “On Thanksgiving weekend last year, we hit Idyllwild […]
Color spotter Dotty Molt (one of her photos was chosen as a California Fall Color Photo of the Week, sent to California media, last week) drove to Nevada City in the Gold Country, today to discover gold in the woods around this 1800s town. Dotty reported, “Nevada City is a picturesque little town filled with […]
Writing on the San Francisco Chronicle’s blog (SFGate.com), Christine del Sol busts the myth that California doesn’t have fall color (that’s a “No, duh!” to anyone who reads this blog, though a revelation to many coast-bound Californios). CLICK HERE to be linked through to her story and see favorite photos from past fall displays. Hats […]
A road trip from the Sierra Foothills to Silicon Valley and back, today, provided opportunities to see how color is developing along the I-80, I-680 and I-880 corridors. In a word, it is “glorious.” GO NOW! — 75 — 100% — Sacramento — Piles of leaves along Sacramento streets are a sure sign that the fall […]
Color spotter Frank McDonough of the LA County Arboretum and Botanic Gardens attributes a warm, dry year to “erratic” fall color. That certainly could be the case, though the spots of color provided to us by Frank show bright and intense color at the Arboretum, so far. Also, this week we received shots from Mt. […]
This long season of fall color keeps glowing in the Shasta Cascade with most of the region almost or past peak. Still, there’s lovely color to be seen in Tehama County (Red Bluff), Shasta County (Redding), Trinity County (Weaverville) and in Butte County (Chico). Here’s the latest from color spotter Grace Smith. GO NOW! — […]
“How do it know!?” is the silly punchline of the old joke about the guy, who claims the Thermos to be the world’s greatest invention, after his friends have named the printing press, airplane and computer as their choices. He reasons, “In summer, it keeps a drink cold and in winter, it keeps a drink […]
GO NOW! — 75 — 100% — Palomar Mountain State Park — Color spotter Jimbo reports from Southern California that black oaks are peaking at Palomar Mountain State Park, adding that a few dogwoods have also changed. “Unless there’s a windstorm, they should last at least thru next weekend. Heck, I’ve seen a few of them […]