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The LA County Arboretum with its spectacular variety of trees has begun reporting precocious color among the Chinese pistache, California wild grapes, and Nyssa sylvatica. Color spotter (and resident botanist) Frank McDonough reports, ” Things are starting to look up here at the L.A. County Arboretum & Botanic Garden.” We look forward to Frank’s photos and […]
Shasta Cascade color spotter Brittini McGuire provides this roundup of color from far northeastern California. An early winter storm that rolled through Northern California this past week has not diminished the color to be seen across the Shasta Cascade, as most of the trees are still approaching peak, though some previously turned leaves were blown […]
Despite this week’s early winter storm which dropped tornados and snow on Northern California, there still remains a lot of fall color yet to develop across California. The storm knocked turned leaves from branches, though any that had not yet turned (mostly under 7,000′) will still show color once weather patterns return to warmer days […]
Jared Smith, Krisdina Karady and the team at Parchers Resort in the Eastern Sierra (South Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon) go out with a bang on this, their final report of 2012. Our deep thanks are expressed to Jared and his team for more than a month of great reports. Here’s his last, though it doesn’t mean the color […]
15 – 30-% — Owens Valley – Color spotter Jon Klusmire reports spots of bright yellow just outside Bishop, red near the Eastern California Museum in Independence and the entire lengh of U.S. 395 from Lone Pine to Bishop showing a mix of color from deep green to bright yellow. He comments, “It’s like the yellow or red […]
Here’s the latest from the Shasta Cascade, as reported by color spotters Grace Smith and Amanda Sweeny. Areas peaking in the Shasta Cascade and Northern Sierra include Lassen Volcanic National Park and drainage areas of Plumas County. CLICK HERE to see photos of Lassen Volcanic’s fall color. Shasta Cascade 30 – 50% — Siskiyou County […]
This collection of beautiful photographs was posted by photographer Nicholas Barnhart on our Facebook page. Clearly, June Lake is showing all its glory. 75 — 100% — June Lake –Go Now! To plan your trip, visit www.monocounty.org.
Kimberly Kolafa sends this photo of an autumn hiker on the Leavitt Peak Trail, off Hwy 108 (Sonora Pass).
Color spotter K Ashwini was at June Lake yesterday and sends these photos. 75 — 100% — June Lake Loop — Quaking aspen along all the June Lake Loop are glowing yellow and peaking. Go Now! Photographer Portia Soderberg writes that she just returned from June Lake and that it’s lovely. To see her photographs of […]
Richard McCutcheon found these nuggets prospecting for fall color in Plumas County. He reports the color is best in the high country, where it now can be seen at just about every turn. 75 — 100% — High Northern Sierra — Look for yellow aspen particularly in drainages of burned areas of previous forest fires.