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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.

 

 

NEK VT Fall Foliage update September 19, 2014

I took another trip up to Jobs Pond today to see how the foliage was coming along. The mountains around the pond were coming along well.

Fall Foliage NEK VT 2014

Jobs Pond Westmore, VT 9/19/14

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After that I decided to go over through Newark and check on Bald Hill Pond. I found nice color there for this early in the season. Here’s a panoramic photo I took while there.

Bald Hill Pond fall foliage 2014

Bald Hill Pond in Westmore, VT 9/19/14   Click on Photograph for larger view

I also mounted the GoPro to my dash and made a time lapse video of the ride from Island Pond to Jobs Pond and then on to Bald Hill Pond, and then back to Island Pond. As you can see in the video, there is still a lot of green in the lower elevations of the NEK. As you go up there is more color, especially on the mountains around the ponds.

Freeze warning for 9/19/14

The NWS has issued a freeze warning for the NEK on Friday morning.  It may be the end of the growing season 🙁

…FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE FREEZE WARNING…FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS…THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY…NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS… CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST VERMONT. * HAZARDS…WIDESPREAD FROST WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES. * TEMPERATURES…LOWS 25 TO 30. * TIMING…TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING…AND WARM BACK ABOVE FREEZING AFTER 8 AM. * IMPACTS…SENSITIVE CROPS…PLANTS AND VEGETATION WILL BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED.