Red is the color usually associated with “cardinal,” but Bishop color spotter Gary Young tells us the groves behind Cardinal Village in Bishop Creek Canyon have now turned to gold.
Living in Bishop, Gary is blessed with golden opportunities to photograph great color. Earlier this autumn, he drove up the canyon at day’s end when glorious color was unexpected to capture one of the two best images of fire in the sky shown on this site, this season.
That was a fortuitous bit of scouting that became golden. Though, even Gary would say the current peak at Cardinal Village’s was predictable. That location had been reported as Just Starting for weeks. So, it was inevitable that the aspen would eventually turn. Cardinal Village is now gilded and Aspendell is sure to follow.
Major creds to Gary for making his own luck, anticipating peak and venturing into the forest at just the golden moment.
- Cardinal Village (8,550′) – PEAK (75-100%) GO NOW!
- Aspendell (8,400′) – Near Peak (50-75%) Go Now.
- Intake II (8,000′) – PEAK (75-100%) GO NOW!
- Big Trees Campground (7,800′) – Near Peak (50-75%) Go Now.
