Rejuvenate And Relax Amid Beautiful Foliage
This beautiful full-color PDF download will give you:
• Picturesque fall color hotspots throughout the state.
• What you’ll see in each area
• Directions to each beautiful spot.
The eastern side of Hope Valley, California was “a gold mine of fall color,” according to my husband, professional photographer Patrick Wilkes. We hiked up the gated dirt road next to Desolation Hotel the evening of Thursday, September 24, and we were surprised at how far along the color was
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There’s good news and bad news about the Mount Rose Highway (State Route 431),. If you want to see aspens turning color in autumn, this is one of the closest places to Reno. The good news? There is some fall color. At the upper reaches of the highway, about 50%
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I have fond memories of Great Basin National Park, Nevada’s only national park. There was the time I jumped up on the picnic table to get away from the skunk that wandered into our campsite. My brother called him Hunk the Skunk. Don’t worry, though. That was the only time
Great Basin National Park: How is the Fall Color in 2026? Read More »
Patchy color is showing up at the eastern end of Hope Valley. Hope Valley is in California. But because it’s near Gardnerville, Minden, and Carson City, Nevada, and relatively near Reno, it makes for a convenient autumn drive. That’s why we decided to report on it in Nevada Fall Color.
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This year, many maples are changing much earlier than usual in Northern Nevada. Some just have patches of scarlet while others are at least half red. Last year, we wrote about why some maples were changing color in July. But last year the early change was isolated. In 2026 in
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