The tourist offices at Lake Tahoe make a big point about promoting their destination as “Blue.” In autumn, they should be promoting “Gamboge.”
That’s because vivid yellow, now being worn by the lake’s aspen and mountain maple, is Tahoe’s autumn tone.
Fall color is peaking around the lake with aspen carrying lurid yellow and lime leaves, rose hips cherry in their cheeky choice of color and mountain maple gold.
Here’s a sampling:
- Lake Tahoe (6,225′) – Near Peak (50-75%), GO NOW!
- Martis Creek (5,925′) – Peak to Past Peak, GO NOW!
