foliage

But when fires burn too large and too frequently, as seen in the Camarillo area, the larger, more resilient foliage struggles to regrow, allowing for quick-growing, invasive grasses to take hold — which easily dry out and turn into kindling.

A Secret Service agent fired shots at a man with a gun who had hidden himself in foliage less near the former president.

Between fall’s radiant foliage and the year’s first snow, it’s “a time between two worlds, between two phases of the year,” and “a way of marking that ambiguous moment when you didn’t know who you were about to become, or what the future would hold.”

But for visitors who just want to take in the dazzling foliage, Bishop Pass offers a well-maintained and easily accessible hiking trail.

I set out to do about half the distance as a 10k trail run, but stopped so frequently to take photos of the magnificent landscape and to chat with fellow foliage gawkers that the workout I expected to take just under an hour turned into a 2½ hour stroll.