Fall colors in the Eastern Sierra Nevada

Aspen leaves are turning yellow in the unincorporated community of Aspendell in California’s Inyo County.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Early in the morning the aspen leaves have varying color over South Fork Bishop Creek, near the entrance to Parchers Resort on South Lake Road in Bishop, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Detail of yellow and orange aspen leaves in Table Mountain Creek in Bishop, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Changing leaves contrast with the granite next to Parchers Resort on South Lake Road in Bishop, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

A yellow and orange aspen next to Weir Pond in Bishop, Calif., a popular spot for fly fishermen.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Colorful aspen trees surround Lake Sabrina just outside of Bishop, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Aspen leaves are turning yellow in the unincorporated community of Aspendell in California’s Inyo County.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Detail shot of yellow aspen leaves in Bishop, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

A time exposure over the South Fork Bishop Creek, near the entrance to Parchers Resort in Bishop, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

People fishing in Bishop, Calif.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Frost collects on the edges of a fallen aspen leaf at the edge of North Lake in Bishop.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

Colorful hillsides reflect in North Lake in Bishop.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

A splash of color in the brush that lines Tuttle Creek Rd looking west toward Lone Pine Peak in Lone Pine.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)