New Fall Color Spot: Oak Glen

Fall Color Report, The Deserts

Oak Glenn  (10/12/14) Alena Barnhart
Oak Glen (10/12/14) Alena Barnhart

Color spotters Nick and Alena Barnhart traveled this past weekend to Oak Glen, an area in Southern California that we’ve not covered previously.

California Black Walnut (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
California Black Walnut (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
California Black Walnut (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
California Black Walnut (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart

Oak Glen (Near Peak – 50 – 75%) – The orchard and farming community of Oak Glen, east of Yucaipa is in the midst of harvest, with apples, pumpkins and other fruits and vegetables dressing farmer’s markets. Oak Glen is nestled in the foothills below Little San Gorgonio Peak, north of I-10 on the way to Palm Springs.  The trees there are a mix of varieties, including orchard trees, natives and exotics. They’re turning along creek beds and in the fields and orchards. A confetti of lime, yellow and occasional orange/red dress their branches and hills beneath them.  In addition to the orchards and hillsides, photographing roadside farmer’s markets like Apple Annie’s provides wonderful fall color images. GO NOW!

Oak Glenn (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
Oak Glen (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
Oak Glenn (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
Oak Glen (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart

 

Liquidambar (10/12/14) Alena Barnhart
Liquidambar (10/12/14) Alena Barnhart
Oak Glenn (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
Oak Glen (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
Oak Glenn  (10/12/14) Alena Barnhart
Oak Glen (10/12/14) Alena Barnhart
Oak Glenn (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart
Oak Glen (10/12/14) Nicholas Barnhart

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