The foliage on the Kings Canyon Falls trail by Carson City is looking lovely. It’s in the Getting Better stage (40%) with a mixture of green and yellow, according to professional photographer Patrick Wilkes. He hiked to the lower falls on the evening of October 22, 2024. The lower falls
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Woodfords Canyon, just over the California state line on Highway 88, often gets neglected in terms of fall color. Most of the focus is on Hope Valley. Yet, when Hope Valley is past peak, Woodfords Canyon can provide a fall foliage fix to leaf peepers in the area. As of
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In the nearly three decades I’ve visited Hope Valley in the fall, there’s one grove that always turns last. I call it the Grand Finale Grove. It’s located on the hillsides along Highway 89 on the way to and from Luther Pass. As a side note, we don’t usually report
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Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs is one of the most peaceful spots in Las Vegas thanks to lakes, greenery, and lots of wildlife such as northern flickers, songbirds, roadrunners, ducks, Cooper’s hawks, burrowing owls—even peacocks. It’s perfect for a gentle stroll or just sitting and enjoying the lakes and
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A peaceful scene that appears at this time of year are the cottonwoods turning gold along the Carson River at Cradlebaugh Bridge, on the north end of Carson Valley, on Highway 395. Professional photographer Patrick Wilkes ventured over to the Cradlebaugh Bridge to see how the fall colors there are
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