Labor Day Report
Fall color is not yet showing at California high elevations along I-8 and CA-89 in the High Sierra. From Truckee north to Portola on CA-89 and CA-49, the only color seen over the Labor Day weekend were grasses beside streams and creeks. At this point, color should begin to show in mid September. The earliest to show will be quaking aspen (populus tremuloides), some living as high in elevation as 10,000 ft.
Announcing California Fall Color
Black Oak, Upper Yosemite Fall (file photograph) – John Poimiroo
Some people believe there’s no change in season in California. They don’t know where to look.
California has a beautiful and varied seasonal change, as this blog will attest.
Following Labor Day and continuing to Thanksgiving Day, CaliforniaFallColor.com will report where it’s peaking, what’s peaking, where to stay and lead readers to fall color resources.
To comment on any report or add your own, just click on a headline or email editor@californiafallcolor.com.