Eastern Sierra Fall Colors, Photo

Eastern Sierra Fall Colors

Filed under: California, Sierra Nevada on 9/6/2009

I recently posted some new images from a September 2009 visit to the Bishop Creek and Rock Creek watersheds, as well as a list of resources for learning more about where and when the fall colors can be expected to appear, and how to best photograph Fall Colors in the Eastern Sierra.

I’m looking forward to seeing the aspen trees (Populus tremuloides) again in the Eastern Sierra. Here are a few of my favorites, all photographed in the Bishop Creek Canyon watershed at the peak of the 2006 fall color season.

Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Image ID: 17547
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA

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Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise above a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Aspen trees displaying fall colors rise above a High Sierra road near North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Image ID: 17501
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA

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Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel, Populus tremuloides, Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains

Aspen trees cover Bishop Creek Canyon above Aspendel.
Image ID: 17528
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA

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Aspen trees display Eastern Sierra fall colors, Lake Sabrina, Bishop Creek Canyon.
Image ID: 17498
Species: Aspen, Populus tremuloides
Location: Bishop Creek Canyon, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA

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6 Comments

Hi Phil,

It was a pleasure meeting you and Tracey this morning and now getting to see some of your beautiful work. It is a joy to see a fine artist such as you use his camera as a brush to create incredible images. Thank you for sharing. I hope Ken and I have the opportunity to see more. Paula

Comment by Paula Spellman — 9/15/2009 @ 5:56 pm
Thanks very much Paula! Your art was a real pleasant surprise this morning, I hope to see more. Cheers… Phil

Comment by Phil — 9/15/2009 @ 6:04 pm
How are the aspens so far this year?

These photos are fabulaous but without dates as far as I can tell. I’d be interested to see when as well as where they were shot.

appreciatively,
T.

Comment by Tom Marshall — 9/18/2009 @ 2:24 pm
Hi Tom, all were shot Oct 1-2, 2006 as I recall. All of them are geotagged, in other words, I’m providing the lat/long of the spot I where the photo was taken (in fact all of my shots are geotagged in this way). If you click one of the images above, you’ll go to a page that provides the lat/long. Or even easier, if you have Google Earth installed on your computer, click the Google Earth icon blue ball below any image, which will launch Google Earth and then show you the image where it was shot. Hope that is helpful to you. Cheers, Phil

Comment by Phil — 9/18/2009 @ 3:01 pm
Hi Phil..I was planning on going camping next week Oct 11-14…and seeing the fall colors in the eastern sierra’s like the Hope Valley…perhas the east side of Lake Tahoe….maybe June Lakes, etc…but from what I can see from Carol’s website… http://www.calphoto.com/fall.htm
…they are not that great this year….is this a correct analysis??? thxs..Mike Broad

Comment by mike — 10/6/2009 @ 11:29 am
Mike, I think the synopsis is that things are different this year. Prior to the last two weather systems that passed through, things looked good and were perhaps a little early in the higher Bishop areas and later in other areas. I can’t advise on Tahoe and its environs, having little experience there. The sense I get from the Calphoto reports is that there are still many areas that have not gone yellow yet and, provided they do not get damaged from any incoming weather, there still should be good shooting for another week or two. I believe Inge Fernau will be making another report in the coming few days, I would pay close attention that, her’s are always the best. I’ve collected a bunch of links where reports are being posted, I would survey these just before you go to make a last-minute decision on what looks best: Fall Color in the Eastern Sierra

Comment by Phil — 10/6/2009 @ 11:56 am

Updated: November 21, 2009

Eastern Sierra Fall Colors, Phillip Colla Photography

Eastern Sierra Fall Colors

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