Fall Colors in the Mountains

I am sitting here in the office thinking about the devastation around Fort Myers in Florida.   Words can’t express how that makes me feel.  We are all concerned for those who lost family, pets, homes or property during the storm.  Hopefully we will watch the recovery and rebuilding progress soon.

Fall colors are coming soon.  Here in Maggie Valley, you can see the colors just beginning at the tops of the highest peaks.  The birches and spice bushes are turning yellow and some of the maples have a touch of red.  In town the Bradford Pears are turning red on the top halves of the trees.  It’s amazing to watch the colors march down the mountains in October.  Full color should occur here about the 22nd of October.  However, that varies with location and altitude.  The great thing about fall color is if you are not here exactly at the peak, it’s usually peak color somewhere near here.   If there’s not much color yet here in the valley, get on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  The colors always begin at higher elevations.  If the colors are past peak on the parkway, travel the lower roads.  Take Hwy 215 from Canton by Lake Logan, and on toward Rosman.  If colors are past peak here in the valley, try the Nantahala Skyway near Robbinsville, NC.  They are southwest of us, so the colors seem to be a bit behind ours.  In other words, get here from October 10th to the end of October, and colors will probably be peak somewhere.

We look forward to your visit.  Stop by and say “Hello”.