Thanksgiving Day took Trent Vierra to the Antelope Valley (Palmdale/Lancaster – First Report) to celebrate with family, by way of Wrightwood and Valyermo.
As he descended on CA-2 through Wrightwood (5,935′), Valyermo (3,711′), Palmdale (2,657′) and Lancaster (2,359′), the fall color kept getting better.
Black oak were Past Peak in Wrightwood with only willow and cottonwood left showing orange and gold color.
However, the California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) that Trent saw throughout Valyermo were in a word, Sensational.
Their gnarled and bleached trunks were sculpted into Seussian shapes with their crowns carrying “great copper orange color that served as a great contrast to the crystal blue skies that rain the previous night had created,” Trent described.
He continued that in his home area of Palmdale/Lancaster, “almost all the decorative deciduous trees were at peak color, so the Antelope Valley … is definitely at peak.” 
- Wrightwood (5,935′) – Past Peak, YOU MISSED IT.
- Valyermo (3,711′) – Peak to Past Peak, YOU ALMOST MISSED IT.
- Palmdale (2,657′) – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!
- Lancaster (2,359′) – Peak (75-100%) GO NOW!
