Woodfords Canyon is an alleyway of gold and some orange-red right now, as the aspens and other trees in this area are At Peak. You can reach the canyon by taking Highway 88 from Gardnerville up into the mountains. It’s the canyon between the town of Woodfords and Hope Valley […]
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The autumn color in Kingston Canyon just before you reach the dam will make you go wow. At least, that’s what I said when I first saw it on October 13, 2025 and what my husband said when I sent him a photo of it. A long, wide ribbon of
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The red maples and yellow cottonwoods are making for a colorful combination right now in Carson Valley, south of Carson City. The maples are mostly at peak and are adding brilliant swatches of reds throughout yards and ranches in the valley. A few maples are lagging behind and are just
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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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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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