Comments on: Sierra Nevada fall color season – coming sooner than you think! http://www.gdanmitchell.com/2009/09/02/sierra-nevada-fall-color-season-coming-sooner-than-you-think A daily photograph, news, observations, and ideas about photography Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:04:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: G Dan Mitchell http://www.gdanmitchell.com/2009/09/02/sierra-nevada-fall-color-season-coming-sooner-than-you-think/comment-page-1#comment-15000 G Dan Mitchell Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:48:32 +0000 http://www.gdanmitchell.com/?p=4936#comment-15000 Goeff, that is a good question. I do a lot of backpacking, and I often see some aspens in the back-country... but I rarely ever file the locations away in my mental recesses as places to shoot in the fall. This last summer I backpacked out of Sabrina Lake and passed through some large stand near the upper end of the lake. I know that I've crossed through some on the way to Cathedral Lakes. I'm pretty certain I remember seeing some around Ten Lakes Basin last month. It is my impression that the aspens are mostly found perhaps up to and a bit higher than 10,000' and that the higher you go the smaller the trees - so the best trees are probably mostly in the lower areas. However, I'd welcome any reports of good aspens at likely backpacking destinations. I love to backpack during the last half of September and first half of October. Not only are there far, far fewer people, but the light is wonderful up high - and I like all of the autumn colors, not just the aspens. You do need to keep a closer eye on the weather though. Dan Goeff, that is a good question. I do a lot of backpacking, and I often see some aspens in the back-country… but I rarely ever file the locations away in my mental recesses as places to shoot in the fall. This last summer I backpacked out of Sabrina Lake and passed through some large stand near the upper end of the lake. I know that I’ve crossed through some on the way to Cathedral Lakes. I’m pretty certain I remember seeing some around Ten Lakes Basin last month.

It is my impression that the aspens are mostly found perhaps up to and a bit higher than 10,000′ and that the higher you go the smaller the trees – so the best trees are probably mostly in the lower areas. However, I’d welcome any reports of good aspens at likely backpacking destinations.

I love to backpack during the last half of September and first half of October. Not only are there far, far fewer people, but the light is wonderful up high – and I like all of the autumn colors, not just the aspens. You do need to keep a closer eye on the weather though.

Dan

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