Heart-stopping View

When it comes to fall color spotting, the objective is to find heart-stopping views without your heart actually stopping.

Philip Reedy had that dilemma yesterday when he visited Manzanita Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park. He’d hoped to capture fly fishing photographs in the snow with a glimpse of fall color along shore. But he reasoned, “I was sorely tempted to put on my waders and wade out past the slush on the lake, but common sense prevailed. Given that it was getting toward sunset and I was the only person at the lake, it seemed prudent to stay ashore.”

He did, however find “vestiges of color … along with freshly snowcapped peaks in the background.” Heart-stopping, without the heart actually stopping.