It’s a short, quarter-mile, uphill hike to reach this 25-foot waterfall. Several streams of water splashing over moss-covered rocks create a serene sight. Where is it? It’s in the hills just above Carson City. We visited Lower Kings Canyon Falls on Friday, October 31, 2025. At the time, most of […]
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Carson Valley as a whole is moving to the Fading category, which means you’ll find a mixture of Past Peak as well as some photo-worthy color. One of the places you’ll still find fall color is on the Fay Luther Trail, with most of the color up by Luther Creek.
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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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I was at Baker Creek Road in Great Basin National Park on October 3 and 4, 2023—about a week ago. At the time, the fall color was patchy at about 20%. But the area was poised to put on a spectacular show, which should be starting either now or in
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