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We often hear it said that there is no change of seasons in California. One spotter recently said a friend describes California has having two seasons: green and gold. Well, pardners, that’s pure bunk, fiddle-dee-dee and nonsense. You just have to know when and where to see the change of seasons. Apologies if the coarseness […]
Fall color is early and big up Bishop Creek Canyon, with an exceptional display of orange and red appearing. We spoke with color spotter Jared Smith of the Parcher’s Resort, today, who said “I can’t recall a year when the fall color peaked this early.” His latest report (following) and photos tell it all. Note […]
A great place to base fall color viewing trips in Bishop Creek Canyon is Parcher’s Resort. Not only is their staff the most knowledgeable about where the best fall color viewing can be found, but the resort offers all sorts of deals in autumn. Here’s this fall’s list: Fall RV Special — Stay 5 nights at […]
Mono County color spotter Ethan James reports autumn is “in full-swing” well before its official first day (Sun., June 22). And, with cool weather forecast, the color will intensify and pockets of peak color will exist for the next three weeks. Because of this, we are issuing three GO NOW! alerts for Mono County. 15 — […]
Zach Behrens of KCET is another of the growing legion of fall color enthusiasts turning up, across California. CLICK HERE TO see the report Zach posted today on KCET’s site. His photo of changing trees along South Lake Road depicts the layered change of color to be seen there, right now.
Mono County color spotter Alicia Vennos reports that colors are “starting to brighten the landscape with gold, russet, orange and red, particularly in the Rock Creek Canyon, 20 minutes south of Mammoth Lakes. 15 — 30% — Rock Creek — Color spotter Donna Mercer, says about 20% of the trees along Rock Creek […]
Spots of color above 8,500′ in elevation are trending toward one of the earliest peaks seen in the Eastern Sierra in recent years. Yesterday, we reported that The Sherwins (Mammoth Lakes) above 8,500 were showing 30 — 50% color. Today, Jared Smith of Parcher’s Resort is reporting some areas of Bishop Creek Canyon already “well […]
Seeing is believing! A week before the first day of autumn, color spotters are reporting 30 — 50% change at high elevations surrounding Mammoth Lakes. Color spotter Christie Osborne reports that, “The Sherwins above Snowcreek golf course in Mammoth Lakes are showing some fine color at approximately 8,500 feet. Lower, at the 7,500-8,000 foot level just […]
Put on 3-D glasses to watch this fun YouTube video by Jim Carbonetti. It’ll come right at ya. [embedplusvideo height=”450″ width=”600″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1aYv0Yp” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/k8OAxBXfStg?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=k8OAxBXfStg&width=600&height=450&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep2008″ /]
We’re getting lots of great reports from color spotters all over California about the great early color being seen. In the comments section are reports from Ben who writes, “There is a ton of fall color in Berkeley right now. Does that count?” You bet it does, Ben. We report all color, whether native or exotic. […]