It’s a GO NOW Weekend

I drove Highway 88 from Silver Lake to the West Carson bridge just west of Picketts Junction early this morning (10/13/23). What a difference a week makes.  The entire stretch is either at or well beyond peak, so GO NOW if you want to enjoy the remaining color. Probably half of the trees are completely bare and the other half vibrant yellow and orange. There are four nice spots right now with good color.

First is the famous cabin by Red Lake Creek, which still has some nice color behind the cabin. The aspens on the mountainside above the cabin were green a week ago and are now completely colored. I expect it will all be gone in another week. Next is Forest Service Road 31013, which heads south from the Red Lake parking area. It was green last week but is now fully colored in yellow and orange. Woods Lake Road is very similar, green a week ago and now there is plenty of color. Finally, the Hope Valley pasture just east of Blue Lakes Road still looks nice, with about half of the trees brightly colored and the rest bare.

 

There won’t be much to see in another week, so be sure to go this weekend.