Month: October 2019

October 20, 2019

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October 20, 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

Rainy, fog, dreary day with some clearing late

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Blackwater Falls State Park

We will begin at Pendleton Point. A superb overlook view across to Shays Run and the crazy golden yellow birches, as well as up and down river of the Blackwater Canyon.

And the colors were….Wow…and stand out even more with the rain saturating the colors and the cloudy skies

That tree there, in the next grouping of pics from across the Canyon, it stands out..

A jump across the Canyon looking back towards Pendleton Point, Pendleton Run and up and down river of the Blackwater.

The colors from this side seemed even more vivid/vibrant/spectacular/awesome than from the Pendleton side. The birches are crazy good, red maples are super. The tulip poplar that I seen close by, those yellows on those were not that great. The vibrant birches though stood out.

Oh yeah, the tree from the other side

On back to Lindy……the colors on down the Canyon were less vibrant than the upper part. Still good, but few more greens and not overwhelming in color like up river.

Scenes from around the park

Canaan Mountain

Coming up Canaan Mt from Davis, still some nice color. Lots have fell but not bad. On top, a lot of the understory beech are peaking out with spotty maples retaining nice color. On back Canaan Mt, well and wayyy past peak and a snowless winter look almost.

Thomas on north 219 to the top of Backbone

This area is well beyond peak with lots of leaves on the ground. A fairly heavy weighted maple area The understory beech though gave decent color in spots.

North to Garrett County.. near Sand Flat Rd

Color is patchy. A fairly heavily mixed red oak area. Some of the white oak is fading to reddish and or brown colors

Deep Creek Lake on north

The immediate Lake area is still a slow go, a little more color coming in. But being heavily oak dominated, and red oak, it’s a slow transition. Always is On north from Cherry Creek where the birches and some red maple are colorful, the colors are running out with spotty exceptions near Bittinger with lots on the ground now

Back up the fog zone on Savage Mt…

Some nice colors in this area….couldn’t tell it today.

October 19, 2019

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October 19, 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

Very cold start, partly sunny start to more clouds later

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Harpers Ferry….

Down east, in the lowlands, where the Shenandoah and Potomac join at Harpers Ferry. Just a quick drive by…. not much foliage action in this area.

Frost off the Canaan Webcam after the coldest morning of the season to date.

A 15.3 at the northern Valley site and a 14.1 at a experimental site. Dave Lesher has out along 32 at the north branch Blackwater headwater bog.

October 18, 2019

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October 18, 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

Lots of clouds early, breaking and thinning as the day wore on. Breezy.

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    Miller Hill by Grantsville .

    Heading south on 495, foliage has fallen from a high percentage of grees in the Miller Hill to Fire Clay road area..

    Bittinger area

    Bald Knob in Pocahontas County via Cass Railroad

    Photos and videos courtesy of apple_atcha on Instagram

    still some snow left in the spruce from yesterday’s event

    October 17, 2019

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    October 17, 2019

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    Bitt 2nw Valley ——[36.6]–[44.5]—[40.5]

    Garrett College——-[36.8]–[46.0]—[41.4]

    Can-Heights

    CRN-Canaan———-[33.6]—[45.2]—[39.4]—[.12]

    Cabin Mt —————[30.0]–[37.2]—[33.6]—[.34]

    Cabin Mt N ———–[30.7]–[40.4]—[35.5]—[.14]

    Spruce Knob ——-[28.0]—[34.8]—[31.4]–[.02-froze]

    Snowshoe

    Can-Valley Floor N-[34.7]–[47.1]–[41.4]

    7Springs

    Cumberland AP

    Overnight snow Wv high ground. Ground stickage mainly above 3900-4000, with brief stickage to decks, mulch beds, roofs 3500-3800.. below that no stickage. Very windy. High ground fog, which also led to some rime forming.

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    Canaan Mt.

    Sticking here was minimal, as I left at 6:30a.m there were traces on some roofs and around a few trees.

    Dave Leshers report at Davis 3SE, Canaan Heights

    Bald Knob at Canaan

    Up the Bald Knob trail, traces of snow began 3800-3900, then around and above 4000′ or so, white was more dominant. Rime ice coated the tops. It appeared some time rime formed, then temps ran 32.2 at the Bald Station awhile overnight, I think that partially melted the rime that had formed, then it refroze. That’s what looks like happened. Snowfall appeared around 1/2″ to 3/4″ on top. Foliage, while there is nice but scattered foliage down lower, and vibrant , up top pretty well resembled winter with only a few trees with any foliage .. All in the area even with the yet nice color is Past Peak. Lots of bare trees…lots

    Headed towards the knob, Spruce Knob that is…..first

    Dropping down from Canaan, to Harman (nice color with the tops on fog and rimed white, hard to tell on pics)across 33 at the Allegheny Front and by Seneca Rocks. Once on the east side, color is spotty with lots of green…

    Headed on up, headed on up 🎵🎵 ….. 🌨🌨 to Spruce

    Up the route to Spruce, the road was littered with debri, mainly small twigs, leaves from yet green oak trees, until about the halfway point or so, then maples begin transitioning in and taking over and some lower had nice color yet, but the top 1/3 was mainly bare before the transition to spruce with some vibrant exceptions… Snow, it began around 4000′ +/- here as well. Roughly 1-1.25″ of snow on top. Mainly on the top east side as the winds were extreme on the west side. ..

    Back to Canaan

    Top of the southern side of Weiss Knob with rime and light snow coat, as well as Cabin seen from Freeland Rd. The lower section of Cabin Mt to the north of Whitegrass had super color, peak on that side.

    Deep Creek Lake to Bittinger area

    Deep Creek Lake area, still blotches of nice color, overall with the oaks, it’s a green theme. Nice colors along lower end of Cherry Creek. Back towards Bittinger, few remaining nice patches of maple, lots of bare trees, some green oaks, and some yellows remain on the birches. All about the tree type.

    First snow of the season video

    October 16, 2019

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    October 16, 2019

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    Bitt 2nw Valley

    Garrett College

    Can-Heights

    CRN-Canaan

    Cabin Mt

    Cabin Mt N

    Spruce Knob

    Snowshoe

    7Springs

    Cumberland AP

    Cloudy, rainy, falling temps….rain to some snow, icy snow pellets after dark, Wv high ground

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    Bittinger area

    Best colors here are the remaining maples. Lots are down and some green oaks remain, rusty dry hickory, birches are half up, half down… still bright yellows in them, beech are changing and the rain today helped saturate the remaining color.

    Backbone Mt(north of Thomas) to Thomas

    Tree type is heavy maple weighted along this route and tall mature trees are mainly bare with a fair amount of understory color, some maple, birch beech. The understory actually looks pretty nice

    Blackwater Canyon

    The birches that provide the golden yellows through the canyon are in full go mode. Its peak. Its pretty good and they are contrasted by some maple reds in areas also. Overall really good and tonight’s rain really set the colors off. Grade A colors tonight.

    • Shays Run

    Up Canaan Mt from Davis to Canaan Loop Rd

    Still some nice color along 32, on top and especially on top back the loop Rd, in large its bare, but patchy vibrant trees. Along 32 isnt bad at all though, some vibrant colors.

    FIRST FLAKES, FIRST FLAKES

    Throughout the areas high ground, first flakes, icy pellets began to fly tonight. First frozen precip I witnessed was at 7:44pm on Canaan Mt at 3800′. This was more of a icy snow pellet type deal, then some actual snow flake activity later

    October 15, 2019

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    October 15, 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

    Partly sunny day, some clouds late. Chilly start, frosty valleys

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    West of Bittinger area

    Areas of nice foliage and areas that are bare…frosty morning in the valleys

    Deep Creek Lake area

    Lots of green with splashes and dashes of color.. the birch area near Cherry Creek is full in color

    October 14, 2019

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    October 14, 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

    Clear, cold start, frosty valleys, and milder high ground. Widespread valley frost. A pleasant day

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    Piney Reservoir (AKA Frostburg Reservoir)

    Foliage here in this immediate location is past peak. Lots of bare trees, but the color that remains is really good. (Frosty morning)

    Deep Creek Lake

    Not a lot of overall color around the lake, but patches of nice color. The grand scheme of the highly dominated oak area is green with blotches of color

    Heading from the Lake to the Bittinger area

    The birch around Cherry Creek are nice and on out Rock Lodge Rd and west of Bittinger, there is some nice color, but lots of bare trees in the maple dominated area. A big difference in appearance va the immediate Lake area of oak, and the water influence does help keep that area warmer as well in the early fall season

    Cassleman Valley area near Grantsville to near the Bittinger area

    Lots of bare trees, with still a good portion maple Oaks are green yet and mixed in dull locust, cherry

    October 13, 2019

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    October 13, 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

    Clear overnight, with some cloud cover at daybreak. The coldest night of the season…teens in Canaans cold pockets, lots of 20s, high ground 30s

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    Canaan Valley, the northern end….

    On a cold 18.5° overnight, that was clear, calm and allowing hoar frost to develop on pretty well everything, creating a breathtaking landscape. Clouds rolled in at daybreak. Interestingly as well, the evening and night of the 13th into the 14th featured an even wider range of temps from the Valley to the top of Cabin Mt, a 29° spread at midnight. 21° to 50°.

    Lower 2/3rds of Cabin Mt peaking on color, locations on the top 1/3 and top are well past peak as well as some of the Valley locations that have had numerous frost and freezes to date.

    Worth noting again, the night of the 13th onto the 14th….

    Blackwater Falls and the canyon

    Blackwater River at the Davis gauge running 14.5cfs

    Foliage in the canyon,(pics from Pendleton overlook) especially those yellow birches are coming on strong. The appearance of them is greatly impacted by the sun angle. Yesterday afternoon, areas that looked dull were bright with with morning sun and vice versa today. Midweek rain, cloudy skies should present peak saturation of those yellows and allow for great photos(fog may impact at times)

    Heading north to Garrett

    A large variation on foliage here. Some areas largely green or dull. That in general entails tree type, in which lots of red oak, white oak present, along with locust, and dull cherry. Some maples are bright and in areas lots of maples are on the ground and those areas are wayyyy past peak. For some reason, folks must think these leaves will jump back up and reattach themselves and become brighter… (Few pics of what in large is green with spotty color around Deep Creek tomorrow)

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    October 12, 2019

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    October 12, 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

    Day began cloudy, breezy, to a little rain, high ground fog, and skies began breaking and clearing in the afternoon with chillier temps

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    Lots of pics to come, it takes time to label them. For yesterday, today , and again tomorrow.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/2yqgjfq2rrm2z6j/20191012_112557.mp4?dl=0

    October 11, 2019

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    October 11, 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

    Valley fog to start, overall a beautiful partly sunny day

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    Pleasant Valley-Western Maryland 4H center and Cunningham Swamp

    Overall this area is past peak on color, with a few really nice colorful spots. Lots of maple in the area and lots of maple is now down. Up on Meadow mountain, more oak are present and more of a green mix

    Nearby Bittinger area

    Just a touch of ice on the grass at 9am Bittinger 2nw Valley

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