Believe it!
No, it’s not quite as brilliant as any foliage you’ll find in New England, but parts of California do have a distinct change in color once autumn rolls around. If you’re willing to make a drive to the Eastern Sierras, you can actually get in some near-peak foliage viewing.
The site California Color shines the spotlight on Mono County, which is the hotspot for California foliage right now. A recent post lists the color levels on several high country hikes, along with descriptions on what you’ll see along the way.
For a more detailed look at the Eastern Sierra, you can also get a free Fall Color Guide for Mono County in PDF form on the County’s web site.
North Lake Road 9/29/09
via LA Times blog
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Sweet! I’m going camping with friends at June Lake next weekend. Perfect timing, Casey! Although I don’t see where the PDFs are. Maybe they e-mail it after filling out the form…
Found it!
http://www.monocounty.org/docs/FallColorGuide.pdf
Thanks for mentioning http://www.californiafallcolor.com. We linked to Modern Hiker and would love hearing from Southern California hikers as to where the color is showing in the southland.
If you report fall color, please include: 1) Percentage of color change, 2) Location of color change, 3) Types of foliage turning color (native plants are best), 4) your name, and 5) include a picture if possible.
I saw some spectacular fall foliage in Cooper Canyon in the San Gabriels. The bigleaf mapes in the riparian areas provide quite a bit of color in spots.
Of course, that area is still closed. Not sure if it burned.