Is ADK foliage season over already?

Spoke w DJ in LP. He flies a plane for scenic tours and sky diving and said foliage season ended early this year due to high winds and rain taking the leaves of the trees early.

We are near peak here, though this crappy weather may be ending our peak sooner than later as well.

Here are some pix from Sunday morning, before the bad weather.
http://picasaweb.google.com/sharon.heller/SundayMorningSunrise

In Jeff's High Peaks TR this weekend he reported that the leaves were gone above 2500 feet.

I'm sure that level is dropping fast.

I think because of all the evergreen trees in the Adks, the foliage isn't as dramatic as it is here (not that the scenery there isn't dramatic...just from a color perspective). We also have a lot of red maples that really enrich the ambers and yellows of the oaks and birch.

From late September 2009
http://picasaweb.google.com/sharon.heller/Foliage09#5392246910724593090

Here in North Jersey we are still 98% green. It is also 66 degrees outside. It seems that the change over is much later than even 20 years ago.

Here in North Creek, the lower elevations from 2000' down are past peak for colors but there are many leaves still up. It looks like we will have a great weather weekend, so get up here if you want to see some colors.

or come to the Finger Lakes for a winery tour...our foliage is near peak. The red maples against the yellow and amber birches and oaks are superb.



This is a great time to be here
http://www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com/