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Entry bubble My Favorite Colors of Fall

By: Sommer | October 12, 2007 | Category: Fun

My friends and family would probably tell you the only reason I like autumn so much is because the leaves turn my favorite color – orange! While that’s partly true (I won’t lie), I also love the crispness of the weather, getting to wear warm sweaters, picking apples, and campfires. To see the leaves change from bright, vibrant greens to all shades of orange, yellow, red, and brown is just a bonus.

I have to wait a little longer for the orange of autumn here in the Washington, DC area, though, than in South Dakota where I grew up. There, we’d almost always experience ourautumn leaves first frost and sometimes even our first snow by early October. Usually in mid to late September, before settling in for the long winter, our family would pile into the car for a ride up to Spearfish Canyon. Once there, we hiked back into the woods about a mile to Roughlock Falls where the stunning waterfalls, colorful leaves and fresh air make one want to stay forever! I’ll never forget the fall foliage in the Black Hills. 

Now, since I'm a city dweller, I’d like to get back out into the country and find a way to enjoy the fall leaves and festivities once again. Jake’s post this week inspired me to go apple and pumpkin picking. And, who doesn’t love a hayride? I also checked the U.S. Forest Service’s Fall Colors site (you can also call 1-800-354-4595) to see when the leaves will be at peak color in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. (We can drive to all four states in less than 3 hours.) It looks like our best bets for early October include PA’s Allegheny National Forest and Shenandoah National Park in VA. We might just have to make a weekend trip out of it.

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blue comment bubble Posted by Edgar on October 14, 2007 at 05:34 PM EDT

Leaf lookers love this time of year. Is your photo from South Dakota or is that Mirror Lake in New York State?

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blue comment bubble Posted by Sommer on October 14, 2007 at 06:12 PM EDT

Edgar,
It's actually Indian Lake in Pennsylvania at one of my colleagues homes. I did search my personal photos to find a South Dakota photo but was unsuccessful.
Sommer

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blue comment bubble Posted by Dave on October 18, 2007 at 12:56 PM EDT

Utah has incredible fall colors this year. A fall colors tour of the state is available at http://www.utah.com/byways/fallcolorstour.htm

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blue comment bubble Posted by Citizen Jmaximus on November 11, 2007 at 09:52 AM EST

Maybe it is Global Warming, but the leaves here in Michigan are normally all on the ground by now, yet many trees still have green leaves; an omen of things to come perhaps?

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