It's already that time again! Mother Nature's gearing up to bring another spectacular fall color show to the forests of California's Northern Sierra.  

Days are getting shorter, mornings are getting brisker and local leaf experts are anticipating a great fall foliage season.

Plumas County's varying elevations and microclimates are the winning formula for creating an amazing array of color. The forest landscape encompasses some 2,600 square miles, with hues of orange, yellow, and red "popping out" against a canvas of dark green conifers, granite peaks and blue sky. There's a wide variety of species to see, from riverbed to mountaintop, and the show continues with dazzling non-native hardwoods and ornamentals that light up the county's small towns.

With such a late spring this year, you might be seeing some late-blooming wildflowers overlapping with fall color in the higher elevations!

Track the progression of color on the Awesome Autumn blog, featuring daily leaf-peeper reports, botanist's reports, fall color lodging specials, photography tips and more. Be sure to pick up a map of best fall color routes. Also get a free leaf-peeper kit to keep your windshield bug-free, along with a sign for your vehicle, available throughout the county at visitors centers/chambers of commerce.

The color starts in late September and lasts into early November, with best viewing generally during the last two weeks of October. But don't worry about missing the peak .. transitioning color is worth seeing too, and we'll help route you to color happening somewhere during your visit.    

Be sure to share your own leaf-peeping adventures and photos for the blog!