Country Vacations & Resorts

Fall means color when it comes to foliage so it’s time to identify some of the “where” and “when” locations to view the best Mother Nature has for Fall 2011.

We’ll start here with the East Coast of the United States…

Trees have already begun making their color adjustments in the Adirondacks and upstate New York. Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine foliage is also beginning to burst with color.

Coastal areas of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts are still seeing “green” at the moment, along with Pennsylvania – although some areas in Western Pennsylvania are just beginning to pop with color.

The Mid-Atlantic – from Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia – southward through North and South Carolina, may have some leaves that are tinged with color at the moment. This is in larger part to the drought in many areas versus true seasonal change. Plan on catching these color shifts from mid-October through November – respectively.

So, depending on your location, you still have time to plan a foliage trip this Fall in many parts of the country.

Climate plays a major factor in foliage color changes. It was 83 degrees in my Piedmont area of North Carolina yesterday – the high forecast for Saturday is…65 degrees. This – along with the drought experienced this year – will probably mean a very quick Fall Foliage season so keep an eye on the weather and temperatures for your prospective color-seeking destination.

Check in with The Foliage Network which kindly provides updated weekly reports and some very handy maps as we get into “Fall foliage – 2011.”

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Happy Fall!