Natural History Wanderings

Glacier Park Fall Foliage Report

A fall foliage update for Glacier National Park was posted on the GLACIER PARK PHOTOGRAPHER blog Thursday, September 16, 2010 by Tony Bynum: Glacier National Park, Fall Color Update, Sun Road/Logan Pass. Here is a quote from his posting:

“Well, the only thing I can say is get ready for fall colors in Glacier National Park – I’m predicting one of the best years in a decade!  The middle and lower elevations where there are aspens are starting now to turn from dark green to light green and yellow, with some orange coming on in places.

Things are going to be outstanding this year! This year we have had so much rain that it’s going to be possible to get some stunning colors after a fresh rain!  Grab the cameras and the lenses from 12mm to 300 and get out the door! The best places for fall colors and great vistas is of course the west side of Logan Pass, the Going to the Sun Road, the Two Medicine Valley, the Chief Mountain Road, Cut Bank Creek, and the south route around the park, Highway Two.”

Another National Source of Fall Foliage Information

Nature Photographers Online Magazine is another good source of information on fall color as well as many other aspects of photography.  There are regional discussion forums for each section of the country.  Go to the section you are interested in to see what postings the forum has for fall color.   The information on Glacier Park was courtesy of a posting by John Wall (John Wall’s Natural California) on Naturephotographers.net

New State Fall Foliage Sites Added

I have added two new state sites to my national list: the Poconos in Pennsylvania and Great Smokey Mt. Association in Tennessee.

Tennessee Great Smokey Mt. Association reports
Pennsylvania Pocono Mt. reports