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Blackened hills singe the edges of Napa’s vineyards, east of the Silverado Trail, though the vineyards themselves remain green and gold. That’s the story of this past month’s wine country fires. Though devastating (41 dead, 220,000 acres and 2,800 homes destroyed), the fires have not broken Napa, Sonoma or Mendocino counties. Their spirits are strong […]
Fridays are a quiet day to catch up on posting photographs that arrived too late to be included in a timely fall color report. The first selection is of photographs taken by Laura Jean near Hayfork along CA-3, two weeks ago. The color seen in these images has long since fallen, though her shots provide […]
North Coast color spotter Max Forster sends glimpses of brilliance from his most recent tour along the Redwood Highway. He reports that despite recent rain (perhaps until this weekend), stormy weather has not “truly returned to the North Coast, extending fall color into November.” As Max predicted in his previous report, peak color has […]
Each autumn, maidenhair coifs the streets of San Rafael with bright yellow. The maidenhair of which we speak are the gingko biloba trees, a good choice to be planted along city streets, not just for their dazzling autumn color, but also because the trees don’t uproot sidewalks and roadways. Gingko biloba is called a “living […]
Peak fall color has descended to elevations below 2,000’. That means the best fall color can now be seen in the Sierra foothills, Gold Country and, increasingly, in the Central Valley. Splashes of peak color can still be seen at higher elevations, though they are not sufficiently widespread to paint an entire region as peaking. […]
Now that the fires in Mendocino County are out, color spotters have returned to photographing fall color. Walt Gabler found Mendocino County’s vineyards to be full of color and Near Peak. As is typical of vineyards, some vines are past peak, others patchy and still others near or at peak. Walt visited the Nelson Family […]
When the Central Valley begins to perc, Terry Willard at Lake Camanche is one of the first to report. Lake Camanche is a popular destination east of Lodi, known for camping, fishing and just getting away. In autumn, the lake’s shimmering waters are lit with the reflections of autumn colors from exotic tree of heaven, Chinese pistache, […]
Yosemite National Park is at the last of its peak. The dogwood, bigleaf maple and cottonwood are past peak, though black oak and willows continue to dazzle. Mohan Ram describes the Valley’s oaks as “glowing in the sunlight,” though the best show is seen at Wawona along CA-41 that Mohan describes as “stunning throughout the […]
The Midway between Durham and Chico, to its north, is still Patchy, though is increasingly showing signs of approaching peak color. If you go now, you won’t be disappointed, but if you wait until peak is reported there could be nothing by the time you get there. So, our advice is to assess posted photos […]
Anthony Occhipinti of Coruscating Images in Sacramento did it again, flying his drone over Crescent Mills in Plumas County.