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Here’s video verification as to why California’s Eastern Sierra is one of the most beautiful places in America to see fall color. An oldie, but goodie. [embedplusvideo height=”281″ width=”450″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/z1y631q2NjY?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=z1y631q2NjY&width=450&height=281&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep6191″ /]
What a difference a week makes. Color spotter Jared Smith of the Parchers Resort near South Lake (Bishop Creek Canyon) reports impressive change this week with color exceeding 50% in several areas. Here’s his report and comparative photos of the change. 30-50% Overall Conditions — Really impressive change in the amount and intensity of the fall color […]
One of the beautiful colors to be seen now is the brilliant yellow to gold of rabbitbrush (chrysothamnus). This shrub blankets the high dessert and alpine reaches of the Eastern Sierra with bold color. Color spotter Dennis Vance sends these photos of rabbitbrush and native rose hips. 50 — 75% — Seven Pines — West […]
U.S. Forest Service color spotter Donna Mercer reports the Inyo Craters in Mammoth Lakes are erupting with color. 30 — 50% — Inyo Craters — Yellow quaking aspen appear just in time for the first day of autumn.
This past Saturday, I headed to Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra for the Outdoor Writers Association of California fall meeting. My route crossed Echo Summit (U.S. 50); Luther Pass and Monitor Pass (CA-89); and Devil’s Gate Pass, Conway Summit and Deadman Summit (U.S. 395). Side trips during the conference took me through Mono and Inyo Counties, along U.S. […]
Rock Creek in Mono County gets to claim it peaked first, as far as one glorious stand of aspen is concerned. Most of Rock Creek would be classified as 0 — 15%, but one stand near the end of the canyon is fully turned in blazing oranges and yellows with a smattering of red […]
Jared Smith of the Parcher’s Resort at South Lake in the Bishop Creek Canyon (east of Bishop, CA) is the first to provide a full fall color report. Overall, the aspens in the Eastern Sierra are just beginning to change from deep green to lime to yellow, though change can happen quickly. In most areas, peaking […]
Today, when I commented to color spotter Jared Smith of the Parcher’s Resort that a lot of lime must now be showing, Jared responded, “You’d be surprised.” Jared reports lots of lime, but also “a lot of yellow splashes” at the highest elevations above 9,000 ft. in the Eastern Sierra. So, we’re officially calling this California’s first report of autumn. If you’re […]
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Jared Smith of the Parchers Resort reports that he sent his color spotters out to search today and found willows in drainages yellowing up. There are a few spots of aspen along the middle fork of Bishop Creek below Lake Sabrina (Eastern High Sierra) that are now showing yellow and below the Parchers Resort, he […]