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When California officials announced the closure of 70 state parks earlier this year, some communities wouldn't accept the reality their local park would be gated in 2012.
Popcorn flower | Photo: NPS
Already? Didn't fall color just end? Yes and yes; and before you get too excited, let's just say that this first batch might only be for the hardcore.…
At the Metro Universal City station on Thursday morning | Photo by Zach Behrens/KCET
With the Santa Ana winds blasting the southland, it looks like fall color spotting is coming to an end.
Last Wednesday at sunset in the Highland Park/Eagle Rock area | Photo: Yosuke Kitazawa/KCET
Veronique de Turenne said it best: "I'm baffled when I hear people talk about the lack of seasons in LA. What they're really saying is they're just not paying attention."
A Freeman's Maple tree showing off its 'Autumn Blaze' fall color at the L.A. County Arboretum | Photo: Frank McDonough/L.A. County Arboretum
If the seasonal Santa Ana winds are light, the leaves in SoCal stick around a little longer.
Need something to push you over the edge and start planning a hike of the 211-mile John Muir Trail?
runyon-canyon-parking
Weekend hikers, take note. Parking in the streets south of Hollywood's famous urban hiking spot will likely be getting worse.
Cedar Creek Falls is east of Ramona, CA
Trails and a popular remote waterfall closed since the summer will remain so until next spring.
Mountain High in Wrightwood will continue snowmaking operations as the first day of skiing in Southern California begins | Photo Courtesy of Mountain High
An early November ski season opened today in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Plenty of snow this afternoon at Mt. High | Photo Courtesy Mt. High
That storm that dropped rain on Los Angeles today also dumped snow in the local mountains.
Excitement over a pod of humpback whales hanging out closer to the shore than usual has drawn people to the area, but the encounters are dangerous for both people and the pod.
Another good reason to slow down: Pinto Basin tortoises do cross the road here and there. Creative Commons photo by Jeremy Yoder
As of November 1, visitors can travel the spectacular Pinto Basin Road for the first time since violent storms cut off access September 13.
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