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Frost is beginning to appear on the pumpkins and snow on Southern California peaks, color spotter Trent Vierra reports. With daytime temperatures in the 50s, Trent was in an autumn mood when he traveled out to Jenks Lake. There, the black oaks were a mix of “different shades of orange and russet” reflected in the […]
“Following the black walnut’s fall wake up call, come the majestic sycamore … showcasing colors rarely seen in So Cal native flora,” Peter Asco reported. As Peter scouted Mulholland Highway, in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, on a “perfect, partially cloudy day” this past weekend, he “came upon a scenery alien to our landscape, a […]
Today’s Sunday drive took us across Carson Pass and into the Hope Valley to scout fall color. As Joan and I neared the Kirkwood Lake turnoff, we were disappointed to see that winds had stripped the west slope of Carson Pass. Only the deep red and orange of meadow shrubs east of the Kirkwood Inn […]
Rocky Mountain National Park was my “go to” place when I was a J-school grad student at Boulder. It was where I would go, when completing a photography project, to wind down or just be inspired. So when Cathy Tsao a color spotter from the North Bay sent these pictures of RMNP, I just had […]
There’s one sure way to catch attention in Bishop Creek Canyon. Cast a fly rod at the east end of North Lake. That’s where photographers stand to get the classic shot of North Lake at peak. Earlier this week, Phillip Reedy stood “shoulder to shoulder” with about 30 other photographers there, waiting for the right shot. […]
Steve Alarid’s prediction, stated three years ago, that “Aspen are going to dominate this area for the next 50 years,” appears to be happening along Big Bear’s famous Aspen Grove Trail in the San Gorgonio Wilderness. The USDA Forest Service representative was commenting following the 2015 Summer’s Lake Fire that incinerated parts of San Bernardino […]
Hiking Lundy Canyon combines fall color and waterfalls, providing for a very scenic and exhilarating fall color adventure. Darrell Sano spent Friday in Mono County hiking the long, enjoyable trail up Lundy Canyon to its beautiful waterfalls, and still had time to visit Sagehen Summit and watch the sun set over Mono Lake and the […]
When you take the path less traveled, you’re sure to pass the unexpected. North Sacramento Valley color spotter Robert Kermen did just that, on a return trip from Nevada to the Sacramento Valley, choosing a route he’d taken rarely, thereby scoring a First Report for the route. Kermen drove the historic Humboldt Wagon Road, west […]
It’s easy to be high on Hope Valley. It has lakes, streams, a Sierra pass (Carson — CA-88) and aspen in abundance. So, when Clayton Peoples sent these shots of photographs, captured on Thursday, I knew what to do with my Sunday … head there. As I write this, breezes are rustling the leaves in […]
It almost appears as if the trailhead to Lassen Peak was airbrushed with crimson in this photograph by Shanda Ochs, taken yesterday afternoon. The color, in fact, comes from Davis Knotweed (Aconogonon davisiae). There are 27 varieties of knotweed native to California. Douglas knotweed grows in Lassen Volcanic National Park at this elevation. Shanda said, “It […]