Three weeks ago the aspen hadn’t turned colors yet, and now the colors are just about gone. Dang, I missed them this year!

There were some some extremely bright, burning orange/red patches along US395, but they were small patches and usually too far from the road to properly capture on film.

And so the Summer Sierra Season ends.

The outdoor thermometer outside my Mammoth Lakes hotel suggests it’s 19F. Accuweather is a bit more generous with “Feels like 26F.” Either way, I think I’ll let it warm up a bit before the four hour ride home …