Highway 395: Fall colors near Bishop Creek and points north
The trail along McGee Creek south of Mammoth Lakes swings past aspens and other changing leaves. The colors were just starting last weekend. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
Aspens turning along the water of McGee Creek. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
East Side Cafe at the turnoff to the McGee Creek trail head is worth a stop. Fresh pies, coffee and quiche are on the menu. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
Fishermen on the creek just below Lake Sabrina where fall leaves turned gold and even pinkish red. Colors were peaking in the Eastern Sierra at elevations above 8,500 feet. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
Fall colors contrast with an evergreen in the woods below the lake. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
With Lake Sabrina’s water level low, fall colors were just starting to take hold on the hillsides the last weekend in September. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
Colors and peaks reflected in the lake’s water. It was chilly enough for a rainy snow to fall last weekend. (Mary Forgione / For The Times)
Changing aspen leaves at Sabrina Campground. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
The stream below Lake Sabrina. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
A bicyclist makes his way up the steep road to South Lake, which sits at 9,700 feet above sea level. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
The hillsides along Highway 168 from Bishop to South Lake and other high-elevation points. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
A field of rabbit brush blooming in Bishop. The low-lying shrub adds a lot of fall color to fields and lower elevations. (Tom Politeo / For The Times)
