October 23, 2019

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Bitt 2nw Valley

Garrett College

Can-Heights

CRN-Canaan

Cabin Mt

Cabin Mt N

Spruce Knob

Snowshoe

Can-Valley Floor N

7Springs

Cumberland AP

Mostly sunny, windy early, winds dying off through the day Pleasant fall day

Temps today

Radar void

Satellite

Flow

Surface features and 500mb height anomalies and flow

Pics today-

Dan’s Rock on Dan’s Mountain…..

Foliage was nice in spots on top, spottier lower. Dan’s Rock sits 2300′ higher than the Potomac at Cumberland off to the NE.

Fork Run area, west of McHenry off Shingle Camp Rd.

Lots of color on the Chestnut Oak(yellow) birch retaining some(yellow), scattered maple,(red, orange, yellow) some low sassafras(pinkish-orange)beech(yellowish). Small American Chestnut(yellowish)Overall a colorful area. Red oaks changing but a blah brown or yellowish. Nice hiking trails here, and some very cool rock outcroppings

McHenry back to the Bittinger area….

McHenry and around Deep Creek gaining color. Dominated by oaks it’s a slow go. The east side of Marsh Mt has a fair amount of birch, smaller birch from when that was logged in the 90s It has some maple so tends to be a little more colorful than say the south side and east side of Meadow Mt, that does currently have some color with the oaks changing. Just not vibrant like maples and birches.

Towards Bittinger, more maples, and the foliage season aside patches is wayy past peak and most of the foliage is on the ground. White oaks are turning dark red/burgundy and brown, hickory- yellow, beech- yellowish, red oaks, mehhh,brown, yellowish , with spotty nice maples holding on to their few vibrant leaves