Color spotter Richard McCutcheon was riding beneath a crest of fall color along Hwy 89 in Plumas County. He says driving through the overarching canopy of beautiful fall color in the Northern Sierra is like shootin’ the curl of a big break off the California coast.
75 – 100% – Hwy 89 – Plumas County – It’s full peak and glorious along California State Route 89 through Plumas County and into the Shasta Cascade. Looking down on the Indian Valley from 7,000′, groves of oaks add orange color to the landscape. McCutcheon describes it as, “just about as pretty as you will ever see it,” and he should know as he’s certainly the most observant and reliable spotter along this route.
