Maple trees in the Bear Wallow area of the Catalinas show their first flushes of autumn color.
Watch for a right turnoff onto an unpaved road at the 22-mile point on the Catalina Highway. There is no parking lot, but most leaf watchers park carefully on the side of the road after driving less than a quarter-mile.
An unsigned trail leads down a slope to the bottom of the wallow, where maple trees often sport red hues in late October.
For some of the best views, follow a trail back toward the highway and walk through a large culvert under the highway to a richly forested area on the other side.
