Tucked on the mountainsides in the Carson Valley are golden groves of aspens and cottonwoods, still aglow with autumn color as of Monday, November 2, 2026. The best of this color is from the intersection of Kingsbury Grade and Foothill Road near Minden/Gardnerville stretching past Centerville Lane to just past
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We’ve ventured over to Jack’s Valley Road and Genoa several times over the past week to check on the fall foliage. The aspens on Sierra Canyon Trail as of Friday, October 16, 2026 were a mix of green and yellow. They might have taken on more color since then, but
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The nice thing about maples—at least the ones we have here in Northwest Nevada—is that it takes a long time for them to lose their leaves. That means the fall color display can last weeks. Finally, here in the Carson Valley, some leaves are falling from trees that have been
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Woodfords Canyon is the section of Highway 88 that stretches from just east of Woodfords, California to Hope Valley. Woodfords is about a 10-minute drive from the Nevada state line. Most of Woodfords Canyon starts to peak after Hope Valley is Past Peak, so it gives fall foliators a
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I drove up Kingston Canyon on October 8, 2026 and pulled over into a turnout, in awe of the ribbon of red, orange, yellow, and green aspens that curved along the base of a mountain. The most dramatic autumn color in the canyon right now is just below Groves Lake.
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