Fall colors close to peaking in Eastern Sierra
Jared Smith, owner of Parchers Resort high in Bishop Creek Canyon, provided Outposts with a taste of things to come the other day, and today reports the fall-colors season is beginning to peak and, in higher elevations, close to full splendor.
Nature photographers and hikers should travel to their favorite Eastern Sierra region within the next few weeks to take advantage of this brilliant phenomenon -- because once it peaks all it takes is a strong wind to tear those colorful leaves from their branches.
Smith provided these images. At the top, the Table Mountain area along the east side of South Lake Road, at 8,845 feet. At bottom, the aspens and willows near Willow Campground, at 9,065 feet.
Below 8,000 feet it's still mostly green. But that will quickly change.
-- Pete Thomas
