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It began blowing at about noon yesterday in the Sierra foothills and blew through the afternoon and night, stripping trees of leaves that had turned. Snow fell to 5,000′ in elevation. Steve Hemphill of Sierra-at-Tahoe said a foot fell last night. Webcams from Heavenly and Kirkwood show a heavy dusting, though those images showed brush […]
Color spotter Aki Yamakawa sends us a Flickr file of photos taken last weekend in the Eastern Sierra. Aki-san says he often rides his sport bike to the Eastern Sierra in autumn to photograph the fall color. This weekend is likely the last big one to see the color change at that elevation. CLICK HERE […]
GO NOW! – 75-100% — Siskiyou County — The area surrounding Mt. Shasta between 3,500’ and 4,000’ is at full peak. Now is the time to get a shot of Mt. Shasta with fall color in the foreground, though it will be declining now, through the weekend and into next week. Good places to head […]
Reports from wine growing regions in northern and central California describe beautiful color in the vineyards with different varieties showing maroon, crimson, orange, yellow and lime grape leaves. All but a few late harvest grapes remain on the vines. GO NOW! — 50 — 75% — Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Monterey, Santa Clara and Contra Costa […]
There’s still gorgeous color to be seen in Mono County, though it’s now peaking in the lower canyons, Walker River and at Topaz Lake. This is likely the last weekend for peak color along the rim of the June Lake Loop, which has been spectacular. Past Peak — Upper areas of Mono County are now […]
Yosemite National Park is open and colorful again. Black oak in Yosemite Valley are approaching peak. A color spotter posted a photo of a particularly beautiful landmark tree in Ahwahnee Meadow that is putting on a show of orange and black, with Half Dome rising above in the distance. GO NOW! 50-75% — Yosemite Valley […]
We were comparing notes with Frank McDonough of the LA County Arboretum and Botanical Garden this past week who suggests that a cooler than usual summer may be contributing to a late start for fall color in LA County’s urban forests, as plants were confused by cooling, then warming weather. Frank says science is still […]
The old Spanish highway from San Diego to San Francisco (U.S. 101) is called the El Camino Real (the king’s highway) and near King City in the Salinas Valley, oaks and cottonwood along the Salinas River are dressed regally. GO NOW! 75 — 100% — Salinas Valley — Oaks and black cottonwood along the Salinas […]
Jeff Titcomb provides these videos of the brilliant color to be seen near Greenville on the way to the Round Valley (Plumas County). [embedplusvideo height=”400″ width=”600″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1a5Ojv3″ standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/lR5WMCjPRYs?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=lR5WMCjPRYs&width=600&height=400&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep5369″ /] [embedplusvideo height=”400″ width=”600″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1a5MVbX” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/JXHdYgV5uO4?fs=1&hd=1″ vars=”ytid=JXHdYgV5uO4&width=600&height=400&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep3978″ /]
Edina Ingram reports, “the weather in Mammoth Lakes remains gorgeous. With daytime temperatures in the mid 60s: crisp air, bright blue skies and a forest of yellow, now is a perfect time for sightseeing, hiking or mountain biking.” The Mammoth Lakes area is in full peak at lower elevations and past peak at higher elevations. […]