Comments on: Thoughts on Fall in the Eastern Sierra

By: A few notes on Sierra Nevada fall color progress | G Dan Mitchell Photography

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:05:40 +0000

[...] Bourelle’s Sierra Visions site includes some fall color updates and his post from September 15 is very much worth reading. Thanks, Steve, for the reminder about [...]

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:46:37 +0000

Karl,
I might just stand in front of the cam and wave at ya. I’m hoping to meet Brad up there. He’s the guy who runs that cam. He told me that I have to see the fall colors at Miile Lacs Lake so it’s in our plans.

Speaking of big waves, there are some good ones on Lake Michigan today. We’ve had some pretty good north-east winds this morning. I haven’t seen the lake this angry since spring.

By: Karl

Karl — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:08:40 +0000

Hey Steven did I hear you say that you’re going up to Mille Lacs this fall? Cool. How about a shot of where the main webcam is located & maybe the folks who run it? I check that webcam every day, sometimes more than once if the weather is interesting and/or there are big waves on the lake.

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:59:25 +0000

And holiday weekends!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:44:24 +0000

Actually I meant to say the best time to go to any of these places is mid summer. =)

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:20:05 +0000

You just broadcasted it to the world Mike :-)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:14:37 +0000

Our trip to Canyonlands was smilar. We went in April, saw maybe 10 cars the entire day. We skipped the grand canyon. Same thing happend with Bryce Canyon. In april is semi crowded. One of the lookouts before sunrise had photographers standing shoulder to shoulder. We went back the week between xmas and new years. Didn’t need a reservation for hotel room. And when we drove into the park, snow everywhere, and saw maybe 3-4 people all morning. Practically had the lookout to myself. And the snow makes it look 100 times more awesome.

Although now that I think about it, maybe I shouldn’t say that…it’ll start getting crowded in winter there too. =)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:10:26 +0000

I’ll keep that in mind for next year =)

I love the winter because it just looks so much more beautiful with snow. The time I was there in December, we arrived the evening of a small snow storm. Next morning there were these miniature clouds floating around in the valley. Really cool.

By: Kahlee

Kahlee — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:23:14 +0000

My first time at GC when it was four-five deep at sunset was in the early Spring. I think the year was 1989 or 1990. Tourist busses were everywhere. Snow was still melting on the walkways and yet, it was crazy with people elbowing their way to the front. Still, I was able to drive everywhere along the south rim then, and that was great.

Last time I was there in 2004, it was early Thanksgiving week, before the four-day weekend. Not very crowded, but everyone still was forced to use the shuttle, so my friend Karyn and I said, “Forget it” and turned east. On our way out, we did see some nice vistas of the canyon. Not the famous overlooks, but still beautiful. If I were going back to the area in summer, I’d check out the north rim and forget the south.

Where I really want to go is Toroweap Overlook (Tuweep). It’s at the western end of Grand Canyon along the Colorado where Lava Falls rapid is. Accessible only by 4WD roads and with nothing but a primitive campground, there are sheer dropoffs above the river and the views there are spectacular.

By: Kahlee

Kahlee — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:06:50 +0000

Thanks for doing this, Cory. I will definitely pass on any tips to the Trip n’ Fall group.