Fall Color Update #6
I added a couple of new links today. Two very good photographers from this area. You should check out their work.
Yesterday I spent the afternoon hiking up the South Fork of Bishop Creek. I found so many little places that will be gems when the colors get going. Most of these are accessible from the road with a little hiking. Some areas are fairly steep so you would have to be careful. So my recommendation would be, suck it up, do North Lake in the early morning with the swarming hordes. Explore the North Fork in the later morning. Then the gem is hit South Fork in the evening as the sun is going behind Table Mountain. I am so impressed with what I found on the South Fork, it really is special.
This afternoon I checked out North Lake. I met up with Cory Freeman. We both noticed that the large grove that goes up the side of Paiute Peak was almost a brown color in places. We will keep an eye on it. Things are just different this year with the colors. The scrub aspen above the North Fork road on the way to Lake Sabrina is a brilliant red today.
Todays picture is from the South Fork. I had picked up a couple of young hikers at North Lake and gave them a ride to South Lake. They had been in the backcountry for about seven day. Glad I did as I hadn’t planned on going up there today. But the clouds moved in and the light was great….so here’s my picture of the day.
Hi Barbara,
I think you will have plenty to photograph by end of the week. And you will probably miss the crowds.
Hi Greg,
Thanks for the link. Next weekend might be pretty good the way things are looking right now. Shakabuku…..from one of my all time favorite movies.
I have resv. for the 24th & 25th in Bishop. Crossing my fingers that more color will show up between now and then. You know I have a eye on your blog.
Thanks for posting these updates! I’m adding you’re website to my list of Resources / Location Landscape Reports on my site.
Myself and a couple of other photographers are descending on Bishop next weekend and looking forward to capturing some fall colors. Perhaps we’ll run into you at some point…
Hi,
Glad you like the picture. It was around 60 or so. Night temperatures in the mid 40′s. Down in the valley it was a lot warmer…low 90′s. Natures own air conditioning system. If it’s too hot in Bishop….
15 minute drive and 20-30 degrees lower.
This is just beautiful. Great contrast of colors and that sky….amazing. What were the temperatures up there today.