"It turns out you don't need to fumble with semantics. California has leaf peepers, too, they're just working on a more subtle level. And similar to the later months of the year on the East Coast, you'll find them out in force right now basking in the vast changing of colors: from summer's green to brilliant yellows, electric blues, deep purples and lipstick reds."
"'It's a very, very different type of fall color. It really is not an apples-to-apples comparison' to other places in the U.S., says Kaylor. 'On the East Coast, you're driving down the highway and it's just swaths and swaths of trees. Fall color in California is more like sections of color. And a lot of times they're set up against dramatic landscapes, like around a lake by a mountainous backdrop.'"
California's fall colors present subtler, sectional displays rather than continuous swaths, often framed by dramatic landscapes like lakes and mountains. Leaf peepers in California include organized networks of more than 100 color spotters linked through CaliforniaFallColor.com, supplying tips and logs to help hikers and photographers plan outings. Seasonal change begins in higher northern elevations at summer's end and descends about 500-1,000 feet per week, reaching flatlands, coastlines, and vineyards by November. Timing of color change depends on temperatures and precipitation from prior months and years. Color reports and tips are crowdsourced to guide viewing trips.
Read at The Mercury News
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