Mammoth Lakes Just Starting
Lake George, Mammoth Lakes (9/7/15) Josh Wray
Color spotter Josh Wray reports that willows are approaching peak and aspen are just starting to color in the Mammoth Lakes area. Seen above is Lake George which Josh reports as 20% turned.
Quaking Aspen, Old Mammoth Road (9/7/15) Josh Wray
Twin Lakes Bridge, Mammoth Lakes (9/7/15) Josh Wray
Josh’s photos show some of the wildfire-created haze that is smothering points throughout the High Sierra. Smoke is dampening the brightness of the color.
0 – 10% – Twin Lakes, Mammoth Lakes – Aspen are just starting to change from deep green to lime green and soft yellow.
10 – 50% – Lake George, Mammoth Lakes – Willows are deep orange-yellow and aspen are starting to show yellow.
10 – 50% – Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes – At the lower end of the fall color scale, this area’s aspen are now exhibiting yellow and lime.
0 – 10% – Mammoth Creek – Still vibrant green, the aspen here are not yet showing lime or yellow.