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75 — 100% — Hope Valley — Kimberly Kolafa posted this photograph taken in the Hope Valley over the weekend. It shows the remarkable change that’s occurred there. Reported last Friday, a spotter from the Hope Valley said the aspen near Sorenson’s were past peak, but as this photo shows, only half the aspen are at […]
Southern California Heather Heinz writes that she was, “raised on the East Coast and ever since moving to Southern California this site (California Fall Color) has helped me feel more at home every fall. After reading that the aspens in San Gorgonio’s Aspen Grove were possibly turning, I called into the U.S. Forest Service San […]
Today, we traveled through the Gold Country, from Folsom along U.S. 50 to Placerville and Pleasant Valley. 15 — 30% of the sycamore along Iron Point Rd in Folsom are exhibiting their lovely chartreuse tones. In El Dorado Hills (800′) exotics like sycamore and Chinese pistache are just beginning to show chartreuse and hints […]
Today, we heard from Jim Carlton of The Weather Channel (the website to visit for the most complete and accurate reports on fall color across the USA), that he was getting word that color was appearing in San Bernardino National Forest (Southern California). So far, we’ve not yet received many reports from Southern California. So, […]
Another California Fall Color is embodied in the annual return of the Monarch Butterfly to the coast. On Sunday, Oct. 14, the monarchs will be officially welcomed back to Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, from 1 to 4 p.m. Park visitors can participate in numerous activities including arts & crafts, active games for children, music by the 5M’s (the mostly mediocre musical monarch mariposas), […]
EASTERN SIERRA A dusting of snow in the Eastern Sierra and wind this week has changed the pattern of warm days, so far this autumn. Here’s the latest. Mono County At 9 a.m. this morning, it began snowing lightly at the Virginia Lakes. This and a light storm that passed through this week have changed […]
Steve Wolfe writes he’s in the midst of his Eastern Sierra trip and “it’s the best I’ve seen in years. South Fork of Bishop Creek is amazing, even better than Sabrina. And I did the Laurel Canyon 4-wheel-drive ride on Monday and it was pure eye candy.” 75 — 100% — Laurel Canyon — Just […]
Sometimes, words are superfluous. This is one of those times, but what the heck… Photographer Scott McGuire posts this stunningly beautiful interpretation of the change occurring in the Lake Tahoe area. We rate this 100% perfection.
Several color spotters sent weekend photos and reports today. Kathy Levine and Helen Gunter posted photos of Onion Pass, Rock Creek and Hwy 168 (Sabrina Lake) on California Fall Color’s Facebook page. Richard McCutcheon of Plumas County sent an email reporting that he, “was hunting up in the high country and the colors are coming great. up on the […]
Extended, warm weather is causing changes not seen in the Eastern Sierra in recent years. Individual groves of aspen are exhibiting a full range of color, from lime, to yellow, to orange, to red, to spotted and dried leaves, to bare limbs – all in the same grove – according to Mono County color spotter […]