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Fall Foliage Update 9/24/15

What a difference a year can make in the foliage department. Looking back at this post from September 24, 2014 shows how  much more color development we had here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont last year than we have on the same date this season. I’m sure the above normal temperatures that we’ve had for most of September have contributed to the foliage being behind schedule. We just had our first really cool morning of the season on 9/21 when the temperature dropped to 33.7° here in Island Pond.

Temperatures over the past week in Island Pond, VT

Temperatures over the past week in Island Pond, VT

Even though I haven’t seen much color around the Island Pond area I thought I would take a drive today and see if I could find some color.

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Henshaw Road Island Pond, VT

I was able to find spotty color in places, but not the big vistas with great color.

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A little color beside Rte 114 between Island Pond and Norton, VT

I continued North on Rte. 114 through Norton and then on to Canaan without seeing much in the way of that brilliant fall foliage that I was looking for. The only hope I had left was to cross the Connecticut River and head to Pittsburg, NH. The colors did get better the further north that I drove. But it still wasn’t anywhere near peak foliage.

Pittsburg, NH Foliage 2015

Rte. 3 Pittsburg, NH

Pittsburg, NH Foliage 2015

Magalloway Road near mile marker 6 Pittsburg, NH

Fall Foliage Pittsburg, NH 2015

Magalloway Road Pittsburg, NH

Hopefully the cooler temperatures over the next several nights helps bring on the fall foliage that most of us have been waiting for to arrive here in the NEK of VT.

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NEK of VT Fall Foliage Update 9/29/14

This past weekend was absolutely perfect for leaf peeping. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were sunny and mild throughout the North East Kingdom of Vermont.  However,  there was a lot of fog first thing in the morning that made it difficult for landscape shots. Today,  Monday,  was mostly cloudy, but with no wind. So I headed over to Job’s Pond for a reflection photo that I was hoping to get all weekend, but it was just to windy. Here’s a few photographs from the past few days. As you can see, it’s at or near peek color.

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Cows on a foggy morning in the NEK of VT

Lewis Pond Fall Foliage

Fall foliage at Lewis Pond in Lewis, VT

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Lewis Pond overlook

2014 Vermont fall foliage

Colorful fall foliage in Wesrmore, VT

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Jobs Pond Foliage Reflection

NEK of VT Fall Foliage update 9/24/14

The fall foliage is really starting to pop here in the North East Kingdom of Vermont.  I would guess that it will be closer to peek this coming weekend than it will be on the following weekend.  Even the lower elevations are starting to get some good color. Today I headed out to the Lewis pond Overlook which is located in the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Nulhegan Basin. I accessed the area off from Henshaw Rd, in Island Pond.

Island Pond, Vt

Henshaw road off VT Rte 105 in Island Pond

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Henshaw Rd in Island Pond, VT

Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge 

Entering Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge from Henshaw Road

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View from Lewis Pond Overlook in Lewis, Vermont

Lewis Oond Overlook

Another photograph from the Lewis Pond Overlook

Lewis Pond panoramic photo

Five frame panoramic photograph from the overlook with Lewis Pond on the right.

Here is a time-lapse video of the ride out to the overlook with the Gopro mounted to the dash of the car. The camera took a photo every 2 seconds. The images were then edited together in the free software provided by GoPro. I slowed it down from the last one i posted the other day. Hopefully it will give you a better idea as to how the foliage is doing in the area. The video starts off on Rte 105 in Island Pond and ends at the parking area for the overlook.