CENTRAL SIERRA

Hope Valley, Markleeville, Alpine County: Hope Valley along Highway 88, about an hour south of Lake Tahoe, is often good for fall colors. A landmark site for photos with fall colors is what most call “the old wood cabin,” a local landmark officially called the Red Lake Creek Cabin. Sorensen’s Resort. www. sorensensresort.com Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park: The riparian area along the Merced River can accent and frame your view in fall colors at the entrance to Yosemite Valley. www.nps.gov/yose Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County: The maples, dogwoods and willows can provide gorgeous yellows and oranges, with occasional crimson, often right in town. A trip into the Trinity Divide above Castle Crags can reveal color, yellow to crimson, in areas above 6,000 feet. https://visitmtshasta.com