High Sierra Topix

Posted: **Mon Oct 03, 2022 9:13 am**

They are at peak or will peak this week at some of the prime locations. https://www.californiafallcolor.com/

Posted: **Mon Oct 03, 2022 12:59 pm**

The aspen grove at Tioga pass ~9000’ was near peak this weekend. Fall seems right on schedule.

Posted: **Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:09 pm**

I haven't done a fall Eastern Sierra trip since 2019 due to the pandemic, droughty conditions, and gas prices, so haven't plans for this year though there is one small grove that I've been wanting to work again that may tempt. That would be a gamble since it a small obscure area I don't expect to ever see reports on. That area was actually best I've seen over decades mid October during the 2015 drought year. So if those areas continue to receive warm balmy days with cool nights (good for reds and oranges) without any cold leaf blackening storms as has been the last month since that big tropical storm, I just may gamble.

Otherwise have been catching up on post processing months of work I couldn't do because using my computer mouse aggravated my right shoulder cuff injury tendonitis. In a few weeks my website ought be caught up.

Posted: **Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:35 pm**

Dave,

With OPEC announcing a major cut in oil production today, you better go up before regular gas is above $7 a gallon.

Posted: **Thu Oct 06, 2022 8:42 am**

There is an issue with the CA fall colors website. Looks like their web server certificate has been hijacked(?). Anyone else having trouble pulling it up?

Posted: **Thu Oct 06, 2022 3:11 pm**

I continued to load www.californiafallcolor.com in spite of the warning from the browser that authenticity could not be confirmed, but then all I got was a "page not found" error. So looks like the whole site is down. Too bad, I just checked it a couple days ago.
-Phil

Posted: **Thu Oct 06, 2022 4:10 pm**

Mono County tourism’s Facebook page & website is usually a good resource. In past years they put out a weekly report on Wednesday.

https://www.monocounty.org/things-to-do ... LsEALw_wcB

Posted: **Wed Oct 12, 2022 3:18 pm**

Site is back up.

Posted: **Mon Oct 17, 2022 12:07 pm**

Great aspen color now in North Canyon, in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park on the east side of Lake Tahoe. We hiked a loop there on Saturday, Oct 15, up the Marlette Lake trail on the west slopes of the canyon and back down the fire road that runs mostly on the east side near the creek. Overall, more color on the fire road, but some very nice groves along the trail as well. Still a lot of groves that were all green, and only a few trees had lost their leaves, so I'd say conditions are "near peak" and color will probably peak next weekend (Oct 22-23) if the weather stays stable.
-Phil