in article , L at
wrote on 9/19/03 10:24 PM:

Any suggestions when and where to look north of LA? I have in mind 1 to
3 days trip.
Les

Most trees in California are evergreen. The trees that turn color are
mainly black oak on the west slope of the Sierra, aspen on the east slope,
and bigleaf maple along the north coast and northern Sierra. Black oak
leaves tend to turn yellow or yellow-green, and not all at once, they turn
along their edges, then the color moves inward on the leaf, while the edge
is already brown. Not so impressive, but a large grove will show some
color. Aspens are probably your best bet, they'll turn all at once in a
grove, turn yellow to orange. Maples turn a nice yellow or even reddish,
but they grow as single trees in deep redwood or douglas fir forests.

Head up US395 is probably your best bet. There are poplars or cottonwoods
at the towns between Lone Pine and Bishop that might have some color, but
the aspens on the east slope of the Sierra will be the most impressive.
Mammoth and 120 on the way up to Yosemite are probably best. Still there's
nothing like the east.