In “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” poet Robert Frost wrote of the paradoxes in life, which seem all the more poignant and apropos as Mammoth Lakes submits its last fall color report of the season. Here’s what Frost wrote…
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.— Robert Frost
Color spotter Edina Ingram reports that the Mammoth Lakes area is largely past peak for fall color. Here’s the latest report from and around Mammoth Lakes:
Past Peak – Mammoth Lakes (7,500′ and below) – Bits of bright color still provide warm contrast to the icy chill of approaching winter along the McGee Creek Trail, 8 minutes south of Mammoth Lakes, though Mammoth Lakes is now ready for the return of skiers and riders on Nov. 7.
Past Peak – (Above 8,000′) – With just a week left before it reopens, Mammoth Mountain is promoting Early Booking Slopeside Specials.
