Sometimes, Fall Color Crawls
Fall color doesn’t need to be hanging from a branch. It sometimes can be crawling on the ground, as Shanda Ochs, park guide at Lassen Volcanic National Park shows in her shot of a fuzzy fall time caterpillar.
Shanda shows what we often recommend, look down, not just up when searching for fall color.
At Lassen Volcanic, willows surrounding Manzanita Lake (northwest entrance) are golden, carrying “hints of orange” and in the Near Peak range.
Rabbitbrush continue to show blooms, with Lassen Peak in the background, across the lake.
Alder leaves, dented with black spot, still proudly shine newly golden as they lose their green.
Manzanita Lake, Lassen Volcanic NP (5,900′) – Transitioning from Patchy to Near Peak (10 – 75%)