Foliage season underway in Mid-Atlantic as colorful scenes blanket mountains. [View all]

[elleng]

'East of the Blue Ridge it’s still mainly green, but color levels are rising.

As nights grow long, the greenery of summer is giving way to the fiery colors of autumn.

So far, most of the Washington area is seeing sporadic and patchy color locally. The transformation is further along west of the District, and many trees are showing off their best.

The broader D.C. region is blessed by considerable diversity of plant life and landscape. Within a few hours’ drive of the city, one can swim in the ocean or climb above the tree line in mountainous terrain. This range makes for a long and varied fall season. It’ll be about two months before it wraps up.

Overview

Most of the area is still bathed in green, according to the Foliage Report, which aggregates reports of fall color across the country. Moderate color continues to spread to the higher elevations of the Blue Ridge. The most elevated portions of the Mid-Atlantic — from Western Maryland south into the mountain peaks of West Virginia — are seeing high color or near peak color.'>>>

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/10/08/midatlantic-fall-foliage-mountain-peak/?

((I may take another trip, as didn't see much color in coastal New England last week.))