Natural History Wanderings

Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors Tracker has the following fall color summary for Oct. 31,2015. See a more detailed report at the website at Blue Ridge Parkway Fall Colors Tracker

Past Peak (but offering long-range views of valleys below)

• Grandfather Mountain
• Craggy Gardens area
• Graveyard Fields
• Higher peaks of the Southern Region south of Mt Pisgah.
• Boone / Blowing Rock area including Price Lake and Moses Cone Manor.
• Linn Cove Viaduct south to Crabtree Falls
• North of Asheville to Craggy Gardens
• South of Asheville to Mt Pisgah
• Most elevations above 3,000′.

At Peak ( 75% & up ) <= THIS weekend’s (10/31-11/01) best outlook

• Most of the Parkway in Virginia
• Asheville and the French Broad River Valley
• Valleys of the Southern region south of Mt Pisgah.
• Most elevations in the range from 2,000′ to 3,000′.

Near Peak, but very colorful ( 50% to 75% )

• Roanoke & James River Areas
• Long range views off the eastern and western escarpment.
• Most elevations below 2,000′.