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Fall color junkies will go to any length to satisfy their craving for color, even if it means driving for three days straight. Phillip Reedy proved that this past weekend when he took a road trip that we’ll call “The Big Loop.” He began by crossing Carson Pass (CA-88), then Monitor Pass (CA-89), before heading […]
Antelope Lake is a remote place of autumn perfection and solitude. Located in eastern Plumas County, 30 miles NE of Taylorsville, the lake is a favorite stopping point for migratory birds in autumn. Though you are unlikely to see antelope at the lake, on a recent visit Jeff Luke Titcomb captured a doe quenching her […]
Beneath the forest’s skirts I rest, Whose branching pines rise dark and high, And hear the breezes of the West Among the threaded foliage sigh. — William Cullen Bryant Such scenes are happening in California this week, as Peak color is blown by west winds of up to 20 mph. Southern California color spotter Alena […]
Steps from Donner Memorial Park in Truckee is the trailhead to Coldstream Valley. The hike is mellow after a short climb up the glacial moraine of the glacier that once filled the valley. In spring, the valley is decorated with wildflowers and in autumn, scattered fall color. The entire loop is 6 mi. Robert Kermen […]
Everywhere you look on a drive through Lassen Volcanic National Park (northeast California), there’s molten color to be seen, Shanda Ochs suggests. The Lassen Peak Highway (CA-89) is Lassen Volcanic’s main park road. It travels past several of the park’s prime attractions, from the Southwest Entrance Station at Mineral, northwest to CA-44 near Shingletown. Once […]
American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) illuminated by warm autumn light provided beautiful landmarks on a walk through the Oakland Hills, yesterday. East Bay color spotter Darrell Sano appreciated the trees along his walk, as others walked their dogs, had conversations or jogged. He noted that some of the trees (mostly exotics), “such as gingko and Japanese Maple, […]
Do gentlemen prefer blonds or redheads? When it comes to deciding between red or yellow autumn leaves, it’s a toss-up. Bruce Wendler visited Sagehen Summit, the Virginia Lakes and Dunderberg Road, finding beautiful blonds, redheads and even trendy orange-frosted trees. Though, he cautions, Sagehen is now almost Past Peak, the same at Virginia Lakes. Though […]
Pinot Noir is one of those “cool” grapes … not just because it’s a popular wine right now, but because it prefers cooler growing areas. That’s why it does so well in Oregon’s Willamette Valley and California’s Anderson Valley, near the coast. Todd Backman stopped at Handley Cellars in Philo (Anderson Valley) yesterday and found […]
Minnesota follows Alaska as the second northernmost state. It is so far north, that it’s motto is Star of the North, though most people think of it as the land of 10,000 lakes. When Fresno color spotter Nick King, a reporter at Fox 26 KMPH, wrote saying he’d been hiking in Minnesota last week, I […]
The Hope Valley (CA-88) has arrived, with autumn color painting its aspen in lovely tones of vermillion, rose, orange, saffron, yellow and lime. Phillip Reedy visited yesterday to find the area peaking overall, “especially along Red Lake Creek and near Sorensen’s Resort. There are still groves above the West Carson and along 89 to Tahoe […]