Late Fall Color in Arcata

Color spotter Michelle Pontoni reported from Arcata this week with the following information:

We’ve had a sunny week in Arcata, but with rain approaching Wednesday night (Nov. 1) we are seeing the last of the blue sky for awhile. 

Go NOW! to catch some late color. 

We wandered through the Cal Poly Humboldt campus and found quite a bit of color on Oct. 28.

We took shelter from the sun (yes it sometimes warms up in Arcata) beneath a large maple showing all green leaves on the underside. When we looked up into the top story windows of the university library, we could see the reflection of the brilliant colors crowning the tree. 

Along Harpst Street some years these trees all change color at the same time but this year it is the north side of the street changing first. 

There are ferns everywhere on campus and today they are covered with the browns and golds of fall. 

Grab a look at the colors here before they are gone.