We didn’t expect much as we drove toward Susanville on CA-36, this past Sunday.
Willows along the Susan River were dry and colorless, but then the hills surrounding Susanville began to light up with orange-yellow black oak sprinkled along a ridge of conifers.
Then, “Surprise, surprise,” the drive through Susanville, then south on US 395, beside Honey Lake and past Janesville and Milford, massive black oak and Fremont cottonwood popped with gorgeous color, backlit by the afternoon sun. 
- Susanville (4,186′) – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!
