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Gorgeous Beginnings

Plumas County Courthouse, Quincy (10/2/22) Michael Beatley

Seasonal ornaments dangle from the branches of a maple beside the old Plumas County Courthouse in Quincy. They provide a gorgeous beginning to the beauty about to unfold in Plumas County, east of Redding and throughout the Shasta Cascade region of northeast California.

Spanish Creek at Oakland Camp, Plumas County (10/2/22) Michael Beatley

Because so much greatness is being seen in the Eastern Sierra at this point in autumn, it’s tempting to think, “I’ll wait a bit before heading north,” but as Michael Beatley’s images show, the soul is just as nourished by the birth of autumn as it is at its maturity.

In the Spanish Creek image, Indian Rhubarb (darmera) poke their nascent, orange-red, fan-shaped leaves through emerald grasses along the shore of Oakland Camp. In a week, the rhubarb will be declaring their presence loudly. And in another, the black waters of Spanish Creek will be on fire.

  • Quincy (3,342′) – Just Starting to Patchy (0 – 50%)
  • Spanish Creek at Oakland Camp (5,817′) – Just Starting to Patchy (0 – 50%)
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