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Sonora Pass (CA -08) is the second-highest pass in the Sierra Nevada (9,624′). Only Tioga Pass surpasses it. Like the Tioga Road (CA-120E), fall color along the Sonora Pass is often removed from the highway, though there are places where it gets up close and personal. Color spotter Dave Butler found it at elevations 8,000′, […]
Bay Area color spotter Anson Davalos found a San Jose park draped with electric pink, yellow, orange and lime Chinese pistache, Pistacia chinensis, as if decorated for a fiesta. The colorful trees are one of the first exotic varieties to show fall color, and carry long-lasting vibrance for weeks. Native to western and central China, it […]
Quincy is a town where its trees are as big as its people. This Northern Sierra gold rush town (established as Elizabethtown in 1852) was soon bustling after a 28-ounce gold nugget was discovered. Several rich mining claims followed. The town (named after John Quincy Adams) grew to 2,500, before silver strikes at Virginia City, […]
In a week, Mammoth Lakes has transitioned from Patchy to Peaking. And, Mammoth Lakes color spotter Josh Wray was sky high over it. To see it all, he rode an exhilarating scenic flight with SkyTime Helicopter Tours out of the Mammoth Airport. Then, returned to earth to hike with a friend around lakes and along […]
Two shacks, one at Red Lake Creek in the Hope Valley (CA-88) and another at Middle Martis Creek near Brockway Summit (CA-267) compete for the title of the most photographed sugar shacks in California. While they are not technically les cabane à sucre, what French Canadians call cabins used to boil sap into maple syrup, these […]
The American River became world famous in 1848 after word spread of the discovery of gold at Coloma. However, it was just one of many rivers that drop out of the Sierra Nevada, Cascade and Klamath ranges where gold was found. A strike by California pioneer John Bidwell on July 4, 1848 on a bar […]
Mono County has listed four locations as must-see fall color destinations for the weekend: Lobdell Lake Road, Rock Creek Road, Virginia Lakes Road and Sagehen Summit, with more orange to be seen than at Sunkist Growers. (Click on photos to enlarge) Peak (75-100%) GO NOW! — “Sagehen Summit, in particular, has never been more brilliant as […]
Time to hit the trail to Bishop Creek. GO NOW! Reports filtering in from Bishop Creek Canyon (west of Bishop, CA) are confirming peak color at the highest elevations. The upper regions of the S. Fork and M. Fork are peaking. Only the North Fork of Bishop Creek (North Lake) has been lagging, and that […]
On its explorations yesterday, the Chico Hiking Association captured the harvest moon (the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox) rising over Lassen National Park. A harvest moon is called such, because it puts out a lot of bright light in early evening, that has traditionally aided farmers with bringing in the harvest, the Old Farmer’s […]
Near 9,000′ in the Sierra Nevada, you touch glory. Rodney Chai did that on Sunday, when he traveled over Tioga Pass (CA-120E), through Lee Vining Canyon and down US 395 to hike the Mt. Whitney Trail. A meteorologist in Monterey, he’s used to observing nature, but training is rational and observing these scenes is emotional, […]