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.

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)

Extras

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