October 2 fall color snapshot
October 2nd, 2011 by Arya, Communications Director
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Name: Arya Degenhardt
Title: Communications Director
About: Arya oversees the Committee's communications program, which includes the Mono Lake Newsletter. She loves her job because she gets to share the inspiring work of the Mono Lake Committee with members and visitors alike. When she's not in the office you might find her running with her dogs Dublin and Poco, volunteering with the Lee Vining Fire Department, listening to any music with a banjo in it, or willing the plants in her garden to grow. Her favorite things to do in the Mono Basin include ice skating on nearby lakes, skiing the Mono Craters, and getting to smell the sagebrush when it rains.See All Posts by Arya (91)
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Fall color along the Highway 395 corridor is starting to make itself known with yellow and orange ribbons of aspens gracing the Eastside’s steep riparian corridors from Bishop to the Mono Basin and beyond.
Fall color at high elevations in the Mono Basin. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.
Aspen groves at higher elevations are definitely changing—such as the east-facing flanks above Lundy Canyon and below Conway Summit.
I’ve also heard reports that the colors are beautiful in the Sagehen Summit area out Highway 120 East as well as early color around the Lee Vining diversion dam up Highway 120 West.
Who knows what the incoming stormy weather will do to the progression of color, but I highly recommend getting out there as soon as possible.
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October 2nd, 2011 at 7:24 pm
October 4th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
Looks beautiful, Long Shadow of the famous Crestaceans and camp planner at Tioga Lake, will meet up with trusty buddy Tioga for some fine meandering among the Aspens in the next 10 days. Hope to see you there
October 4th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
The dynamic duo will be combing the Eastside canyons from Sonora Pass to Big Pine in search of the magical Golden Aspen.