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Post by hikingandwildex on Sept 15, 2021 17:30:22 GMT -5
So, anything changing out there yet? Allen Lake in New York's Southern Tier, taken over the weekend...
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Post by vdeal on Sept 20, 2021 15:39:13 GMT -5
Took a drive yesterday. Starting to see a few maroons on Chestnut Ridge/Coopers Rock SF. Hit up the PA highpoint, Mt. Davis and from the observation tower there were a few more maroons and purples but still only a few percent of the whole.
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Post by anfhiker on Sept 20, 2021 20:25:02 GMT -5
Some colors along the roads are popping up here and it's getting a bit spotty in the higher areas east of the Allegheny River. I'm expecting some decent color on my trip to Quehanna that I hope to get in a week from now.
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Post by va3pinner on Oct 3, 2021 15:01:45 GMT -5
Greetings!! How are things in Canaan Valley WV area? I was planning on heading up that way thurs 10/7- Sun 10/10.
I have the following weekend in reserve, just trying to pick the best time Thanks!
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Post by GaliWalker on Oct 4, 2021 8:24:25 GMT -5
I did my typical fall kick-off trip yesterday: Bear Rocks, followed by a hike in Dolly Sods, and then a tour of Canaan Valley (checked out Blackwater Falls and Canaan Valley). The blueberry/huckleberry? bushes in Dolly Sods were prime, while the hardwoods - what little of them are there in Dolly Sods North - were close to prime. Canaan Mountain was close to prime, maybe another week. Blackwater Canyon's northern reaches were beginning to look good, but the mid-lower canyon was still very green.  |
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Post by vdeal on Oct 5, 2021 18:17:45 GMT -5
Canaan Valley Resort posts a video on Instagram every Friday on Fall foliage. Still looks to be a week from prime in general. I may be in the area this Friday or soon thereafter and will report back.
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Post by jmitch on Oct 5, 2021 20:11:08 GMT -5
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Post by vdeal on Oct 12, 2021 7:57:31 GMT -5
Anybody else been out? Hoping to head towards Canaan tomorrow.
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Post by vdeal on Oct 14, 2021 7:13:45 GMT -5
Report from Canaan Valley area and the drive there. Chestnut Ridge WV (Coopers Rock SF & Snake Hill WMA) are still mostly green with just a smattering of color. Preston and Garrett Counties are disappointing with things still green with little outstanding color. The first color of any note was on Backbone Mt but after topping it and dropping towards Thomas, WV, the trees started getting bare - not a good sign. Thomas and Davis were substandard also but then things started picking up and Canaan Heights was pretty nice and dropping into the Valley showed very nice colors that were probably a bit past peak with some bare trees in the mix. I was going to head up to the Blackbird Knob trail at Dolly Sods but changed my mind because of what I saw. Bald Knob, Weiss Knob and Cabin Mountain were essentially bare of leaves. Oh, there were a few here and there but it appears to be over at the higher elevations. I decided to hike in Canaan Valley State Park and that was decent. It was a bit of a mixed bag with barren areas in the swampy areas and full leaf on in the more wooded areas. In fact, in the wooded areas the understory was still solid green with yellows and oranges in the overstory. After I left I drove back the Canaan Loop Rd for a ways to check it out and while it has a lot of conifers the hardwoods mixed in were largely barren. Afterwards I headed to Blackwater Falls State Park and it was here that I found the best color of the day. The canyon from Pendleton Point was very nice with a lot of color and almost no leaf drop. The park itself was pretty nice also. If you're heading out in northern WV in the next week or so and want some color you'll need to head to lower elevations to get it. Overall, 2021's color has been far inferior to the excellent color of last year.
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Post by virginiapine on Oct 29, 2021 6:49:17 GMT -5
I was in the Dolly Sods Wilderness from Oct. 12-15 and considered the foliage to be of pretty decent coloration, a touch past peak (most of the blueberry bushes has lost their leaves). I had quite nice weather, bar a brief spat of rain early on the 13th. I would see 5-7 other folks/day - I stayed away from the Bear Rocks area...
I drove across WV along I-64 from the VA/WV line to Charleston and back on Tuesday, Oct. 26, and the foliage was spectacular, up to 2600', and was holding up nicely in the strong wind. Hopefully it'll last for a couple more weeks.
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Post by vdeal on Oct 30, 2021 11:21:23 GMT -5
Chestnut Ridge WV/PA (Coopers Rock SF, Snake Hill WMA, Quebec Run Wild Area) is at peak or maybe just a bit past. We've had good colors this week but the rain and wind are taking a bit of a toll but things are hanging on well. The Laurel Highlands are likely in the same boat or just a bit further past. I'll be up there on Monday. Later next week we are supposed to drop into the upper 20's and lower 30's several mornings with our first snow forecast. That will likely hasten the demise. Get out and enjoy the fall.
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Post by vdeal on Nov 3, 2021 19:11:14 GMT -5
I hiked in the Wolf Rocks/Laurel Summit area of the Laurel Highlands on Monday and color was still very nice. Some areas were gorgeous along Linn Run and higher areas did have some bald areas but overall very good. It will probably hold through this week but we've had our first frost and snow so it won't be long.
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Post by hoosier on Nov 4, 2021 14:29:25 GMT -5
Last Sunday October 31, 2021, caught the last of the Fall colors in Minnewaska State Park, New Paltz NY  |
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Post by hikingandwildex on Nov 6, 2021 10:17:16 GMT -5
Fall colors are prime in the Kinzua Beach area of Allegheny National Forest right now. This weekend would be a good time to visit if you're within driving distance. Areas further east in Northern Pennsylvania are spottier. Ulysses, PA is noticeably past peak while the Ansonia/Wellsboro area have a little more leaves on the trees. Some pics from yesterday... Kinzua Beach, Allegheny National Forest Denton Hill State Park, Near Ulysses Tioga State Forest, Near Pine Creek
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Post by GaliWalker on Nov 8, 2021 11:32:47 GMT -5
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Post by vdeal on Aug 15, 2022 11:41:41 GMT -5
I hate to post on this thread so soon in the year but I've already seen a few trees turning this year. We've had a cool spell that has been more fall-like than summer and indeed, we had very little real summer. Hopefully, these trees are just flukes.
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Post by hikingandwildex on Aug 21, 2022 6:32:08 GMT -5
Saw my first changing leaves of the year at Carlton Hill Multiple Use Area, NY yesterday. Leaves were 99% green and maybe 1% yellow/orange in the southern end of the park where I hiked and mountain biked.
Next weekend or the weekend after, I may be driving out to Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania and will report any changes I see out that way.
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Post by va3pinner on Aug 29, 2022 15:20:24 GMT -5
I hate to post on this thread so soon in the year but I've already seen a few trees turning this year. We've had a cool spell that has been more fall-like than summer and indeed, we had very little real summer. Hopefully, these trees are just flukes. I just read an article regarding maple trees that will shut down some or all of their leaves late in summer to conserve moisture.
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Post by GaliWalker on Sept 4, 2022 13:38:48 GMT -5
I visited Canaan Mountain, West Virginia, yesterday. Everything was still green there and towards Otter Creek. There was a hint of color in some of the trees in Canaan Valley, but nothing I wouldn't expect at this time of the year.
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Post by vdeal on Sept 6, 2022 6:39:16 GMT -5
More trees turning on Chestnut Ridge/Coopers Rock. Unlike va3pinner we HAVE NOT had a dry period at all this year. July was very wet and then August went and was even wetter and Labor Day was a total washout with about 1.5" of rain. I was in Erie, PA a week ago and leaves up that way are changing even more. I feel an early fall approaching.
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