September 28, 2024

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September 28, 2024

Forest Service Cam offline since 6/24/21

Sept 28(Sat)

Some a.m dreariness in spots, while plenty of sun in others. Clouds and sun today.

Bittinger 2NW Valley

rainfall .44

Dyacon Data Below

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Bittinger 2NW Valley morning

Garrett County Airport

Deep Creek Lake evening

Top of Wisp

Canaan Heights/Davis 3SE

7am to 7am data mmts coop bp

Up 32 from Davis

Canaan Mt

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Climate Reference Network Canaan

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Cabin Mt at Bald Knob

Canaan Ski Cam

Cabin Mt-Western Sods

Spruce Knob

Aside the birch on top, foliage is well past peak. From Gandy, Spruce Knob lake and up. This terrible assumption year after year that is repeatedly posted about foliage starts changing on top and works it’s way down is ridiculous. This past week. Tourism promo stated ” At 4800′ Spruce Knob late September and by mid October Spruce Knob Lake. That’s done without knowing tree type and without any understanding of how much colder nights are down at the 3700′ valley vs the 4800′ top. Foliage all along Gandy is past peak. As you’ll see in more pics further below.

Heading up towards Spruce Knob Lake

Just below the lake

Meadow below the lake.

Hillside at the lake

Spruce Knob Lake

Heading on up

Ditto

Ditto

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More leaves towards the top? Yes as you transition to this dominant birch zone. As around Spruce Knob lake is dominant maple

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Any tourism site pushing peak colors mid October, should experience reality. (And rarely ever will you have peak colors west of Spruce Knob as late as mid October

Birch zone

View west

View west

Back in the birch zone

Birch zone

Birch zone

From 4800′

Virginia Tech weather station

4800′

Breaking over the east side

East side top

View east in to the greenery

Birch zone top east side, with a transition maple zone that transitions to more oak as you lower in elevation. Maple areas vs birch areas in view

East side still near the top

Going down

Canaan Valley Refuge

Mt Davis

Snowshoe

Petersburg

Elkins Airport

Site Comparison

Dy007-Canaan Valley Refuge 3150′, Dy008-Bittinger 2nw Valley 2600′, Dy002-Cabin Mt at Bald Knob 4350′, Dy003-Cabin Mt-Western Sods 4035′, Dy004-Spruce Knob 4820′, Cvpw2-Climate Reference Network Canaan 3380′, KW99-Petersburg Grant County Airport 961, K2G4 Garrett County Airport 2933′, KCBE Cumberland Airport 774′, KEKN Elkins Airport 1985′, KMGW Morgantown Airport 1227′, PMN16-Mt.Davis 3038′, KDCA-Reagan National 15′, G1472 Snowshoe 4500′, F0183 Burkes Garden 3050′

The Valley vs Cabin Mt

Bittinger 2NW Valley vs Mt.Davis

Canaan area temps

High Ground Comparison

Up High and Down Low

Up High, High Valley, Low Valley

The Valleys

Wv High Ground Cold Spots vs DCA

RTMA

Radar

Satellite

Flow

Current Surface Features and 500mb Height Anomalies and Flow

Sideling Hill

Cumberland to Lavale

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New Germany Rd

Oakland

Hillside lost a lot of leaves this week

Backbone to Thomas

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Late day

Davis

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Canaan Valley

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Parasol Whitetop

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To the Harman area

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High Mountain

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View to Green Mt

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To the Sinks

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At the Sinks

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Seneca Rocks

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