Our Beautiful World at the Backroads

Fall in California

Photographer @ Bishop Creek Canyon

California is not best known for its autumnal hues, as most of its forest is evergreen. Its deserts however are best known for spectacular spring wildflowers. If photographers flock to the North East for fall foliage, so do they in California for spring wildflowers. I actually love the colors of spring more than fall, maybe because I see more meaning in the transformation of an arid land to an almost “heaven on earth” when the otherwise dry barren land would put forth a phantasmagoric show of a million buds of wildflowers fluttering in the breeze.

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But nevertheless, I also take the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful gifts of fall. All of the seasons are magical to me, as they all bring their wonderful surprises. One of the best places to enjoy fall in California is in the Eastern Sierra.

Aspen Trees Turning Gold

The golden hues of aspen trees become even more brilliant from the lighting of the sun and the warm Californian blue skies and calm waters.

Fishing @ Bishop Creek Canyon

Aspen trees are native to cold regions with cool summers, yet they require a lot of sunshine since they do not thrive very well in shade . Aspens grow in large clonal colonies derived from a single seedling. Since they are clones of one seedling, they all leaf out simultaneously during spring and also change color at the same time during fall. Ironically, fall in California is perhaps unknown to a lot of Californians just as its spring.

Add comment November 4, 2008

Early Fall @ Bishop Creek Canyon

South Fork of Bishop Creek Canyon

We went to Bishop Creek Canyon last September 27 and was lucky enough to experience its early fall there. The foliage in Bishop Creek Canyon starts mid September and depending on the weather can last up to late October. The peak is usually at the first week of October. However, since our weekend for the first week of October was already tied up to some errands, we decided to explore the Eastern Sierra instead last weekend of September. The other parts of Eastern Sierra were just starting to change colors, but the Bishop Creek Canyon was already ablazed with golden hues.