Woodfords Canyon, on Highway 88 between Woodfords, California and Hope Valley, has really perked up since last week. On Saturday, October 26, it was glowing with a lot of yellow and some oranges. The middle canyon is At Peak (90%) and the lower canyon is Near Peak at 70%. The […]
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If you like fall color drives in the country, now is the time to venture over to the Carson Valley, south of Carson City. The maples are looking spectacular, the best I’ve ever seen them. They’ve been a deep scarlet red for a while now, probably due to the mild
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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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