Fall Color Reports - 2020

[JohnC]

Got back from southern Utah last Thursday. Made a spur of the moment dash to Bishop Creek Sunday and have a 4 day trip planed to Lee Vining starting this Sunday.

The first photo here is from Sydney Valley and the second is from Navajo Lake. I caught some real good colors on this trip as well as the Bishop Creek run.

 

[JimFox]

Oct 8th 2020

I am in Wisconsin, and I would say this current map accurately represents what I am seeing.

 

[JohnC]

Made a spur of the moment, mad dash up to Bishop Creek last Sunday. Colors were spectacular.

 

[JimFox]

Oct 9th 2020

Door County in Wisconsin

This is by the Fish Creek harbor where I stopped for lunch. The colors are varying wildly in Door County. There is sections of green leaves still, but just a mile down the road the colors will be at peak. I guess overall the color gets a 50% grade. So I would guess at least a week of good color here.

A snapshot by the harbor.

 

[JimFox]

Oct 13th 2020

Wisconsin

I am driving back through the middle of Wisconsin on my way back to Duluth Minnesota and the fall colors are peak!!!! It’s a kaleidoscope of color here.

 

[JimFox]

Made a spur of the moment, mad dash up to Bishop Creek last Sunday. Colors were spectacular.

That looks like a great decision!

 

[JohnC]

That looks like a great decision!

Thanks Jim. I’m up here again a week later and finding more good stuff. Heading to Boise next.

 

[JimFox]

Thanks Jim. I’m up here again a week later and finding more good stuff. Heading to Boise next.

That sounds fun!

 

[JimFox]

Oct 14th 2020

Minnesota

The upper half of Minnesota is past Peak now. I would estimate that 80% of the trees are now bare. So head south of the Twin Cities for reliable color, though there are some bare even below there.

 

[JimFox]

Oct 16 2020

Badlands of South Dakota.

Fall colors at 90-100% peak.

 

[AlanLichty]

Silver Falls State Park - 10/19/2020

Some nice fall color in the woods. These big leaf maples are past their prime but everything else is starting to show good colors. This is from a hike at noon today.

 

[Craig Zerbe]

Southern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC is at peak (upper elevations past paek). Big improvement over drab colors, further north on the parkway we saw last week. These are from the last 2 days.

Looking Glass falls

Cullasaja Falls

Highlands/Cashiers Highway overlook

High Hampton Inn near Cashiers

BRP Sunset

BRP Sunset

 

[Craig Zerbe]

Oct 16 2020

Badlands of South Dakota.

Fall colors at 90-100% peak.

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So you found the one deciduous tree in that NP.... Nice shoot.

 

[JohnC]

I finally got home from a trip that started in the Eastern Sierra and extended into the southern portions of Idaho. I'd never been to Idaho before but after this trip I definitely intend to go back. Ultimately I only had two half day in Stanley and two half day in Hailey. But the area just north of Ketchum to south of Hailey was just covered with colorful trees everywhere. And I do mean everywhere. Unfortunately I didn't really have time to explore this area but did manage to keep turning down beautiful roads with more beautiful, colorful tress than you can imagine.

This photo is of a bridge at the Lake Creek Trailhead just north of Ketchum.