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Post by vdeal on Sept 12, 2017 12:58:20 GMT -5
Yes, still a lot of green but I'm excited that the colors showing up are vibrant and scattered in various different places. This could bode well.
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Post by arfcomhkr on Sept 17, 2017 8:16:15 GMT -5
Drove across the top of the Sods yesterday. Good color up there, but the crowds of people were the worst I've ever seen. Couldn't park anywhere near Bear Rocks and most of the other trail heads were packed too. It was a pain just driving on FR75 with all the traffic.
Big mistake going up there on a weekend.
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Post by AegisIII on Sept 17, 2017 22:20:26 GMT -5
Good color in the meadows of Quehanna, especially the ferns. The forests were a lot more green, but with some yellows and reds. Much less people than the Sods, I only met Betty the trail maintainer. (Tho from the trail logs there was at least one group out, and some horseback riders must have been on the Red Run Tr between my start and finish).
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Post by GaliWalker on Oct 2, 2017 9:52:09 GMT -5
Just the barest hint of color on WV's Canaan Mountain two days ago. That place is about 2 weeks off.
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Post by vdeal on Oct 4, 2017 7:40:37 GMT -5
Chestnut Ridge and northern WV showed nice signs of color in early to mid September but since then we've had a three week dry period with only one barely measurable rainfall and extra warm temps. The result is that the colors have paled and leaves are falling early. Hopefully we get some fall rains and more widespread frost to save the autumn colors.
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Post by ki0eh on Oct 5, 2017 8:01:59 GMT -5
Good color in the meadows of Quehanna, especially the ferns. The forests were a lot more green, but with some yellows and reds. Much less people than the Sods, I only met Betty the trail maintainer. (Tho from the trail logs there was at least one group out, and some horseback riders must have been on the Red Run Tr between my start and finish). I've only heard of her, do I correctly assume she's a more compact individual than I am? The warm spell in PA seems to have arrested color development for a couple of weeks. I'll report from Tioga County PA, what some seem now to want to call "the TC," in a couple of days. |
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Post by jmitch on Oct 7, 2017 20:25:21 GMT -5
SGL 57 is having great color at higher elevations, not quite yet at peak.
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Post by hoosier on Oct 9, 2017 8:41:52 GMT -5
Some fall color's I came upon in Harriman State Park (New York) while hiking this past Saturday (10/07/17)  |
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Post by ki0eh on Oct 9, 2017 10:34:59 GMT -5
On Saturday the high plateau in Tioga & Lycoming counties, PA had much green, some bare trees, and some understory color. I think that last warm spell de-synchronized what had been starting to look like a good color year. Left before the rain from Nate started.
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Post by vdeal on Oct 10, 2017 8:16:53 GMT -5
Got out yesterday to hike but the persistent rains prevented that so we did a road trip and I can report on fall foliage from the Mountain State. We did a lot of driving on FS roads in the Upper Shavers area south of Rt92 from Cheat Bridge. The best colors of the day were seen along FS 233 along Shavers Fork up to it's dead end at Beaver Creek. The wet weather and low clouds/fog intensified the leaves. Sumac was absolutely brilliant and the yellow of the beech popped also. FS 235 on the other side of Shavers was good also but as we climbed towards Bald Knob and continued on FS 267 the colors remained but leaf fall was probably at 70%. The scene along Back Mountain Rd (CR1) was very nice but long distance views of the mountains, which we were finally able to achieve were a bit disappointing. BTW, all the streams in the Mon were running very well and Shavers was flowing fast and a bit high. We headed down to Bartow and north on Rt 28. A side trip to Lake Buffalo also showed some nice colors in that area. As we came up along the River Knobs and towards Seneca Rocks the colors were a bit more muted. Taking Rt 33 west didn't deliver a knock out of color either. Heading north on Rt 32 from Harman it just kept getting duller. Canaan Valley was a disappointment also although we drove back to the Blackwater Falls Lodge and the road in was nice. The road is largely lined with conifers and an occasional deciduous tree with brilliant yellow leaves popped out and the juxtaposition was great. From there north there was nothing worth mentioning. So, the color was best further south and in more intimate, close-up scenes.
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Post by AegisIII on Oct 10, 2017 23:01:08 GMT -5
On Saturday the area around the Sideling Hill Tunnel was still mostly green, but probably 20-25% yellow/orange/red. The sassafras trees were especially colorful.
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Post by ki0eh on Oct 11, 2017 8:31:50 GMT -5
Monday 10/9/17, drove from Harrisburg to DuBois, PA after most of the rain stopped. Still 80% green in Harrisburg through Juniata County. Maybe 70% green over Seven Mountains (MST crossing, Mifflin/Centre county line area) but more color down low. Much more color but still some green from Snow Shoe out through Parker Dam State Park (west end of Quehanna Trail system). Unfortunately the peek of sun I saw on 80 went back behind a cloud by the time I got over to Parker Dam for the few minutes I had.
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Post by vdeal on Oct 12, 2017 7:45:16 GMT -5
The WV Division of Forestry and state Tourism Office released the latest fall foliage report Wednesday:
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Post by vdeal on Oct 21, 2017 8:06:55 GMT -5
I was at Cooper's Rock State Forest this past week. The colors from the overlook were disappointing. I would estimate 80+% still green.
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Post by vdeal on Nov 5, 2017 21:22:57 GMT -5
I didn't think I would post another fall foliage report but the last three days have been exceptional for this year on Chestnut Ridge. Indeed, this has been the best weekend of the year for color. Nearly all the trees are turned but we still have 80+% of the leaves on the trees. No real brilliant colors but just a nice coverage of slightly muted oranges and yellows with a few reds. Coopers Rock and Snake Hill are the same and I would suspect Quebec Run and on up into Ohiopyle would be similar. Strangely enough after a few miles east of Coopers Rock on I68 (starting near Laurel Run) leaf drop becomes significant (85% or more) and stays that way through Bruceton Mills and on towards the MD line. Tonights rain may bring an end to this though. Glad I was out.
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Post by GaliWalker on Nov 6, 2017 8:37:24 GMT -5
Fall colors were popping at Ohiopyle this weekend, although it looked to be a little past peak. I'm expecting most of the leaves to be on the ground by this coming weekend.  |
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Post by vdeal on Sept 14, 2018 8:05:08 GMT -5
Well folks, it's that time of the year again to start talking about fall colors. So, for the third year in a row let's see what's going on. It's still early in the season and we've had a very wet August and early September this year. In addition, the summer was fairly cool and cloudy. Not sure how that will affect things. Here in northern WV I've only seen a few individual trees starting to turn - probably stressed ones. Asters and goldenrod are in full bloom and fall is definitely in the air but it isn't showing it's hand yet. Anybody else seeing anything?
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Post by christopherrobin on Sept 18, 2018 6:03:49 GMT -5
What's the website that predicts colors?
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Post by ki0eh on Sept 18, 2018 11:02:04 GMT -5
In Martin Hill Wild Area, Buchanan State Forest, Bedford County PA near Flintstone MD, the gum trees on 9/8 were turning red. On 9/15 many had already dropped. With all else green.
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Post by vdeal on Sept 19, 2018 8:29:01 GMT -5
christopherrobin, Not sure any site predicts the colors but several report current conditions in a general sense. The Fall Foliage Network is one. Also, several National Forest websites do local reporting as do some state tourism offices. |
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