 |
 |
Echo that. I was over in the Adirondacks yesterday. Brilliant swatches of color against a dark green backdrop mirrored perfectly on water still warm enough to swim in. Best fall weekend in years. ________________________________________ From: Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Skip King [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 8:38 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [SKIVT-L] foliage update On 9/26/2014 7:16 PM, Justin Woods wrote: > Short of 3' of fresh, it's going to be about as good as it gets this weekend at the higher elevations. It's like that all around NNE - and not just here; I was in the Catskills earlier this week and it was approaching perfect. Fahgeddaboudit with the official "foliage forecasts." They brag on when everything's turned, just before (or well into) the annual deciduation. Peak, far as I'm concerned, is when you've got all the colors of a bowl of Trix on the hillsides, but still plenty of green to provide baseline contrast. And depending on elevation and latitude, we're there. Of course, there's extra bonus points if those Trix are doused with a milky dusting of snow. That doesn't look likely to happen this year. But I suspect that, given the nearly perfect summer in northern New England - not too hot, not too cold, rain and sun in good measure and proportion - we could be looking at a foliage season that will be absolutely memorable for its color. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html