Color spotter Philip Reedy traveled north of Dunsmuir on I-5 to find color along the Upper Sacramento River.
Indian Rhubarb has sprinkled a confetti of its red, orange, yellow and green fan-shaped leaves along the river’s edge, while alder, cottonwood and aspen brighten the forest with gold and yellow.
Sims Flat is coming into its own, though short of peaking.
Elsewhere in the Shasta Cascade region, Pacific dogwood have turned hot pink in Trinity County. Now, that’s hot.
Near Peak GO NOW! (50-75%) – Upper Sacramento River – Get down to the river above Dunsmuir for peaking Indian Rhubarb at river’s edge and trees going golden.
Patchy (10-50%) – Sims Flat – Upper Sacramento River – Lots of color now, more to come.
Patchy (10-50%) – Trinity County – Pacific Dogwood have turned Paris-Hilton hot.
