Fall Color

California Sierra Nevada Trees

Fall Colors in Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada, 2020

As I try to do each autumn, I recently returned to some of my favorite spots in the Bishop Creek watershed to enjoy autumn's brief show. Inyo National Forest has been closed lately due to major fires throughout California including the nearby Creek Fire, but opened a week ago in…

Phil CollaOctober 12, 2020

California Sierra Nevada Trees

Piper’s Biennial Eastern Sierra Fall Color Hiking Trip

9/29/2019 Piper and I made a quick fall-color trip along the Highway 395, visiting a few of our favorite hiking spots. A cold front that came through Saturday afternoon put a damper on hiking Little Lakes Valley with hail, ice, temps in the low 20s and high winds, but the…

Phil CollaOctober 1, 2019

North Carolina

Fall Colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina

Late October and early November had me in North Carolina for a look at fall colors on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville. It was beautiful, and I look forward to returning next autumn. Cheers, and thanks for looking! Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors, Asheville, North Carolina Image ID: 34635…

Phil CollaDecember 14, 2018

California Sierra Nevada Trees

Fall Comes to the Eastern Sierra

For a few years I have been interested in witnessing the famous fall colors of the Eastern Sierra, but never had the time to drive up Highway 395 and take a look. I finally managed to squeeze 36 hours out of my schedule recently and get up to Bishop, and…

Phil CollaSeptember 30, 2006