Mammoth Creek Gets Golden

Fall Color Report, High Sierra

Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray

Mammoth Creek has filled with gold, as aspen turn yellow, orange and red.

Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Mammoth Creek (10/20/15) Josh Wray

Mammoth Lakes color spotter Josh Wray sent these shots taken yesterday of Peak color along Mammoth Creek.

There appears to be enough lime green still among the aspen that the color should continue to develop through the weekend and into the following week, conditions permitting.

Lundy Canyon (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Lundy Canyon (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Lundy Canyon (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Lundy Canyon (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Lundy Canyon (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Lundy Canyon (10/20/15) Josh Wray
Conway Summit (10/19/15) Josh Wray
Conway Summit (10/19/15) Josh Wray
Conway Summit (10/19/15) Josh Wray
Conway Summit (10/19/15) Josh Wray

Josh also sent photos from Lundy Canyon and Conway Summit. Lundy is at full peak high up, but still developing lower down.

There is so much lime in the lower forest along Lundy Canyon Road, that it should last another week to two.

His photos of Conway Summit show a perplexing mix of enduring Peak to Just Starting with lime, yellow, orange and red among its groves.

Peak GO NOW! (75-100%) – Mammoth Creek

Peak GO NOW! (75-100%) – Mammoth Lakes

Peak GO NOW! (75-100%) – Upper Lundy Canyon

Near Peak GO NOW! (50-75%) – Lower Lundy Canyon

Peak GO NOW! (75-100%) – Conway Summit

 

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