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Several prime fall color destinations and accommodations are offering special events and deals. Here’s a rundown of some of the best of them. Fall Color Car Show (Oct. 5 — 7) — Vintage hot rods, restored classic cars and cruisers will be displayed at the Tri-County Fairgrounds in Bishop. There’ll be cruising the main drag Sat., Oct. 6, at […]
Indian Rhubarb always provides early ruby to leaf peeping in the Shasta Cascade Wonderland (northeastern California). Color spotters Jeff Titcomb and Mike Nellor provide these photos of bright colors seen this week in the Shasta Cascade. 30 – 50% — Siskiyou County – Siskiyou is seeing change, though extended warm nights have slowed its progression. The forest is […]
Signs of change continue to progress in the Southern Cascade and Northern Sierra. Color spotter Sue Fischer of the Manzanita Lake Cabins in Lassen Volcanic National Park (Southern Cascade) sends these photos, showing the progression of color change. 15 — 30% — Manzanita Lake — Aspen along the shore of Manzanita Lake are showing more […]
Pumpkin patches are making orange the state color this month. Literally dozens of pumpkin patches can be visited throughout the Golden, er… the Orange State. For a guide to California’s pumpkin patches, CLICK HERE. Many plan festivals early this month. Yesterday, we drove through Marin and Sonoma counties, while returning from Tomales Bay, and passed the Peter Pumpkin Patch in Petaluma whose […]
Baxter Pass in the Southern Eastern Sierra rises 6,000′ over 13 miles, making it one of the longest passes in the Sierra. Color spotter Dennis Vance says lightly traveled Baxter Pass once had “one of the most beautiful canyons in the Sierra, boasting several colonies of White Oak and rich in Fox Tail Pine along Baxter Creek, […]
15 — 30% — Convict Lake — Color spotter Alicia Vennos provides these photos of Convict Lake. We estimate peak in two to three weeks.
Color spotter Jared Smith of Parchers Resort near South Lake reports dramatic change of color up Bishop Creek Canyon in the Eastern Sierra. Here’s his report: Overall Conditions (above 8,500ft) — There is such a drastic difference in color between the higher reaches of the canyon and the lower that I decided to go ahead split […]
San Jose Mercury News Travel Editor, Linda Zavoral has posted an article about finding fall color in California, with kind reference to this blog. To see the full article, buy a copy of the Mercury-News this Sunday. And, to read excerpts, CLICK HERE. California Fall Color Facebook friends Larry and Debbie Trettin report that Chinese […]
Most of the color in the Shasta Cascade is found above 8,000’ in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Aspen are showing bright yellow there. Other areas are several weeks away from peak. Color spotter Brittini McGuire sends the following report: 0 — 15% — Siskiyou County — Colors in Siskiyou County are just beginning to appear, […]
Overall Bishop Creek Canyon — Eastern Sierra — Including lower reaches of Bishop Creek Canyon, color spotter Jared Smith assesses the overall condition as 30-50% of full color, though the entire canyon is closer to 50% than 30%. Jared says popular areas like North Lake and Aspendell are starting to pop in a big way and areas like Surveyors Meadow […]