Fall color is on the edge of appearing in the Sierra, though lagging.
Color spotter Robert Kermen spotted this stand of aspen at 6,381′ along I-80 near Floristan at the eastern edge of the California/Nevada border.
There, stunted aspen choke small ravines that cascade down into the Truckee River.
Robert believes cold air dropping through these ravines has caused these mini groves to “color ahead of their contemporaries near Truckee and Donner Summit.” Overall, the grove is Just Starting, though the trees pictured above are Patchy.
- Floristan, I-80 (6,381′) – Just Starting (0-10%) at 39 degrees 22.5′ 98N and 120 degrees 2.9′ 90W.
