Entries by John Poimiroo

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Tahoe Still Peaking

DK from Glenbrook on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe pitches us these shots of the east shore still glowing at Lake Tahoe. GO NOW! — 75 — 100% — Lake Tahoe — Cottonwood and aspen are still dressed in gold along the shore of the lake, though each day more leaves flutter to the […]

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East San Diego County – Colorful Surprises!

Color spotter Charlene Burge reports she was happy to discover “Southern California has lots of natural fall color” when she moved there, two years ago.  Mount Laguna in eastern San Diego County is “flush with fall color as California Black Oaks are close to peaking, with exposed trees in full color, and understory trees, in many cases, […]

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Shootin’ the Curl Along Hwy 89

Color spotter Richard McCutcheon was riding beneath a crest of fall color along Hwy 89 in Plumas County.  He says driving through the overarching canopy of beautiful fall color in the Northern Sierra is like shootin’ the curl of a big break off the California coast. 75 — 100% — Hwy 89 — Plumas County […]

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“Magnificent Mono

Mono County has come into magnificence with reports from color spotter Alicia Vennos of areas of this Eastern Sierra County that we haven’t seen previously.  This is most definitely the weekend to head to the East Side.  Now that the federal shutdown has ended, Yosemite National Park has reopened (Tioga Pass remained open throughout the […]

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Bishop Creek Canyon – Past Peak

Color spotter Jared Smith of Parchers Resort reports that a solid week of sub-zero temperatures finished what was left of fall color up Bishop Creek Canyon.  Inyo County’s show now moves down in elevation to the Owens Valley.  Here’s Jared’s last report of autumn, 2013: Overall Conditions above 8500ft  Past Peak A solid week of frigid […]

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Freeway Foliage

While driving along US 101, the Redwood Highway, the green forest beside the road will often light up suddenly in yellow or crimson.  Color spotter Sandy Steinman reports he took the route this past weekend, from Arcata to the Bay Area and experienced just that.  He writes, “The trees in northern California have turned quite a bit […]

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The Face of Fall – LA Times

When compiling a photo gallery of the Face of Fall Around the World, Catherine Hamm, travel editor of the Los Angeles Times, asked us if we’d contact Lisa Wilkerson-Willis to obtain her permission for the Times to post Lisa’s fabulous picture of aspen lit with golden light in San Bernardino National Forest.  Of course, we […]