Fall Color (or lack thereof) Update…….
Just got back from making the rounds of the Bishop Creek drainage. Starting with North Lake. For all intents and purposes this area is done. There are a few trees with some color, but most are gone. Next we go to the Middle Fork. Same story. Most of this area is either past good color or bare. In some areas just gone to black. From Aspendell past Big Trees, this area is still green with a slight show of yellow. A lot of trees are already dropping their leaves without changing color. On the South Fork from Big Trees to just above Bishop Creek Lodge is also green with the same conditions. Very little color and more trees dropping their leaves. From above this area all the way to South Lake there are little pockets here and there, but for the most part it is done. The area just below Parchers, some of the non-aspen trees have just gone brown and started losing leaves.
I am hoping to go north (McGee Creek, Convict Lake, June Lake, Lee Vining) and check conditions there in the next few days.
