Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Fall colors peaking in the Mono Basin

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

The fall colors in the Mono Basin have begun to peak!

A row of brilliant aspens in Lundy Canyon on October 15, 2011. Photo by Rose Catron.

Brilliant yellows, oranges, and touches of red were spotted this weekend throughout the Mono Basin. Some places to visit in the next week to see spectacular fall color are the June Lake loop, Lundy and Lee Vining canyons, Conway Summit, and Virginia Lakes.

Brilliant fall colors in Lundy Canyon, October 15, 2011. Photo by Rose Catron.

It’s time to break out your cameras and hiking boots and visit the Mono Basin for a colorful show! Check out this Los Angeles Times article on other spectacular fall color displays in the Eastern Sierra.

Looking towards Silver Lake in the June Lake loop from the Parker Lake trail, October 15, 2011. Photo by Elin Ljung.

2 Comments

  1. How incredible! Thank you so much for posting, as I’ll have to enjoy the fall colors from afar!

  2. I so miss coming up to this part of God’s country in the fall. Especially in October when you get that cold nip in the air. Thanks for posting the beautifull photos. The nice thing is that the area looks the same since I last visited this area with my father in the year of his passing, 1995.