The leaves are just starting to get good, but will the government shutdown interfere with your leaf-peeping plans? The good news is that National Forest Trails for the most part are still open. Same goes for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) trails. Great Basin National Park has posted a general
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Right on cue, the fall color at the top of the Mount Rose Highway near Reno is At Peak. It changed about the same time last year, so we drove up there today, Saturday, September 27, with high expectations. We were not disappointed. We estimate that about 75% of the
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The eastern end of Hope Valley, CA is just starting to show colors. While the color is patchy, there are some pretty spots. Color is showing up along the meadow across from Desolation Hotel. The trees that are changing here are mostly yellow-gold, but there’s one little patch of red-orange
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Yay! The aspens in the upper reaches of Great Basin National Park are starting their annual fall show. Liz Woolsey, owner of Bristlecone General Store and Stargazer Inn in Baker, Nevada, has one word for how things are looking right now in the upper elevations of the park: “GORGEOUS!” On
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I have a friend who will only drive up to Hope Valley in the fall after she’s called the resort to make sure the aspen leaves have reached their red stage. The reality is that not all aspen groves turn red. Most aspens are a golden color. However, some groves
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