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Fall Family Vacation Ideas
Where to Enjoy the Colors of Fall from Coast to Coast
By Donna Smith and Shelly Hemig
Fall is ready to be viewed California style in Mono County, located on the eastern side of the Sierra (U.S. 395). 
But autumn isn't the only sight to behold! Bodie State Park is a true ghost town that has been preserved exactly as the townspeople left it years and years ago. Families will love seeing the school desks littered with dust-covered schoolwork and exploring the mines.
Nature lovers will soak up Mono Lake, with its unusual tufa columns that rise from the lake's alkaline depths. Millions of birds flock to the lake each year, attracted by the trillions of brine shrimp and harmless alkali flies that dance above its shore. Families will also find ancient volcanoes, steam vents, exposed earthquake faults, natural hot springs, a geothermal power plant sprinkled through Mono County and Devil's Postpile National Monument.
To find the best viewing areas for fall foliage, which includes forests of yellow, gold, orange and red Aspen, cottonwood and poplars, request the free foldout map and guide by calling 800-845-7922, and visit www.monocounty.org.
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." – Albert Camus
Sitting on 1,000 acres, Spring Creek Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo., near Yellowstone National Park and in the midst of the Teton Mountains, is a fantastic place to relax and see the changing of the leaves. The resort is hidden among the rugged landscape, high atop a butte, and is one of the West's premiere luxury resorts. The majestic Grand Teton mountain range, which is an amazing 13,770 feet high, sits in Spring Creek Ranch's "backyard," and is dotted with autumn leaves in yellow, red and orange.
