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The Face of Fall – LA Times

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino National Forest (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino National Forest (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

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 were delighted to do so.  We’d do that for any color spotter or photog who lets us show their work.  Lisa’s photograph joins other images of autumn around the world, taken by some of the world’s greatest photographers.  Way to go, Lisa!  To see what the LA Times posted, CLICK HERE.

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San Bernardino Nat’l Forest – Full Peak

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino National Forest (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino National Forest (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Color spotter Lisa Wilkerson-Willis sends these beautiful photographs of the Aspen Grove near Big Bear in the San Bernardino National Forest.  These are the best shots we’ve seen of this lovely forest.  Wow! Whoever believed there is no fall color in Southern California, just hasn’t gone leaf peeping near Big Bear.  Good goin’, Lisa!  Be sure to enter your shots of autumn in Big Bear’s photo contest.  For more about this contest, CLICK HERE.

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino NF (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino NF (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino NF (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Aspen Grove, San Bernardino NF (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Ferns, San Bernardino NF (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

Ferns, San Bernardino NF (10/12/13) Lisa Wilkerson-Willis

GO NOW! – 75 – 100% – Aspen Grove – San Bernardino National Forest

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Big Bear Colors Up for Photo Contest

Oaks are approaching peak at Big Bear Lake (10/2/13) Dan McKernan

Oaks are approaching peak at Big Bear Lake (10/3/13) Dan McKernan

GO NOW! – 30 – 50% – Big Bear – Color spotter Dan McKernan reports the color at Big Bear Lake has jumped dramatically this week to near 50%.  We alerted in our last posting that Big Bear has this tendency and even though it hasn’t yet reached 50%, we’re issuing a Go Now! Alert for the San Bernardino Mountains.

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Big Bear is approaching peak (10/3/13) Dan McKernan

Big Bear Photo Contest – Another reason to head to the San Bernardinos is Big Bear Lake’s photo contest.  Entry is easy.  Just post a photo of Big Bear’s fall colors on select social media and your shot could get published in 400,000 visitor guides, distributed in more than 3,600 locations throughout Southern California, Nevada and Arizona and at BigBear.com.

Photos of Big Bear’s fall foliage must be posted with the hash tag, #FallForBigBear, on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook between Oct. 4, and Nov. 1, 2013.  The winner will be selected on Nov. 4.

Bear Lake has some of the most spectacular displays of fall foliage to be seen in Southern California. This happens because of the San Bernardino Mountain’s ideal conditions for generating  bright color: evening temperatures in the 30s and 40s and sunny, warm days, creating intense gold, crimson, amber and yellow on Big Bear’s cottonwood, aspen and oaks.

Black Oak, Big Bear (10/2/13) Dan McKernan

Black Oak, Big Bear (10/3/13) Dan McKernan

This year’s peak can be seen in the next two weeks at: Big Bear Village, Mill Creek Road, The Pine Knot Trail, Grout Bay Trail, Castle Rock Trail and the Aspen Grove, a picture-perfect grove of quaking aspen.  Directions to these locations are found at BigBear.com.

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Big Bear Lake Logs In

Color spotter Dan McKernan of Big Bear Lake provides this first report of autumn from the San Bernardino Mountains, above Los Angeles.

15 – 30% – Big Bear Lake – The color surrounding Big Bear Lake is now between 20 and 25% change.  This area often turns quickly.  So, peak could arrive anytime during the coming two weeks.  Keep checking back for reports from Dan and look for local spotter reports on Facebook.

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