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75 — 100% — Virginia Lakes (9,770′) — Carolyn Webb of the Virginia Lakes Resort reports that wind a couple of days ago “blew about 15% of the trees free of color, but it was not a huge loss. We are in 75% yellow at the lakes, and should be total yellow in a couple more days.” […]
0 — 15% — Independence (3,950′) — Independence resident and color spotter, Dennis Vance reports that Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa) at the community wood lot are starting to glow yellow-gold. Fremont cottonwood prefer desert oases, whereas black cottonwood are the mountain stream-hugging variety. At elevations where they overlap, according to Paul McFarland of […]
From afar, quaking aspen often look uniformly yellow. Their leaves fluttering in the wind, provide mellow rustling music to the fall air. Though, in the High Sierra, aspen are often multi colored, as are these, photographed by color spotter Alicia Vennos at Little Walker Lake. 30 — 50% — Mammoth Scenic Loop (8,861′) — This scenic […]
For the past month, color spotters have been sending comments and questions as to whether this autumn is appearing earlier than usual. We think the jury’s still out on that, as individual species often turn early and the Eastern Sierra seems just about on track, though — at most — a week early. Today, Natural […]
Excerpted from the Yosemite National Park Daily Report: “Summer-deciduous California buckeyes always let their leaves wither and brown by late summer, even as their seeds continue to develop. Dogbane over the higher elevations seems to be changing color normally this season, typically a month ahead of the trees. Bigleaf maples on driest sites often start […]
Color spotter Jon Klusmire sends these photographs taken Sunday along South Lake Road. The forest is at full peak above 9,500′ 75 — 100% — Upper Bishop Creek Canyon (9,000′) — Full peak.
15 — 30% — Devastated Area — National Park public information officer Karen Haner reports that aspen along the main park road through the Devastated Area (10 miles east of Manzanita Lake) are approaching 30% yellow, with progress every day. 50 — 75% — Hat Lake — About 60% of the willows near Hat Lake are “in full glory”. 0 — […]
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0 — 15% — Plumas County — Color spotter Karen Moritz reports northern Sierra nights are becoming much cooler with 5% of forests sparkling with fall color. Non-native trees and shrubs in Quincy have turned, with willow yellow-orange and rabbitbrush bright yellow in the woods. Plumas County shut its visitors bureau this year, so the many services the […]
Color Spotter Sue Fischer of the Manzanita Lake Camping Cabins in Lassen Volcanic National Park sends this photo with the message that color is just beginning to appear along the lakeshore. 0 — 15% — Manzanita Lake — Aspen and willows along the edge of the lake are starting to show color. [wp_geo_map]