moneypitmike Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 Figure it's time for the new seasonal thread since we're now in met fall. Late summer colors taking hold as seen yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 This is not really an autumn scenery picture, but I did some rafting on the Deerfield River yesterday with a good friend of mine who own's a raft as well as my son's friend. We did travel up along Route 9 and Route 116 up to 1,750' in elevation to get to the river and the trees are just starting to change color. Most of the foliage has that tired green in between fall color look to it. Zoar Gap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 This is not really an autumn scenery picture, but I did some rafting on the Deerfield River yesterday with a good friend of mine who own's a raft as well as my son's friend. We did travel up along Route 9 and Route 116 up to 1,750' in elevation to get to the river and the trees are just starting to change color. Most of the foliage has that tired green in between fall color look to it. Zoar Gap: Nice shot. Do you mean you took 9 to 116 to 112 (or 8A) to Rt 2? 9 and 116 will only get you along the Westfield and head you toward North Adams. Nice rafting and a nice drive, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted September 2, 2012 Share Posted September 2, 2012 We took Route 9 to Lithia and the drove on Spruce Corner Road/ Route 116/Ashfield Road/E Hawley Road and emerged at Berkshire East Ski Area and then onto route 2 West to Zoar. Lots of dirt road driving as I have a disdain for highway travel and had the GPS set for shortest distance navigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 We took Route 9 to Lithia and the drove on Spruce Corner Road/ Route 116/Ashfield Road/E Hawley Road and emerged at Berkshire East Ski Area and then onto route 2 West to Zoar. Lots of dirt road driving as I have a disdain for highway travel and had the GPS set for shortest distance navigation. Yup--that's 8A that brought you to Berkshire East. It's probably the worst-cared for state road in the Commonwealth. It's great though--driving a more snow-covered than plowed road in the winter and just cracked and rutted asphalt the rest of the year. That's probably why you didn't realize you were on 8A! lol We came close to buying a couple of houses up in Rowe when we moved here and looked another place there this past year. Nice town, and Pelham Lake up there is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Northern Greens foliage status photos. The most widespread change is noted at elevations above 2,500ft. A lot of the trees are still green but its like a yellow tint to the green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 GC has more color than you. What a magical and mystical place GC is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Northern Greens foliage status photos. The most widespread change is noted at elevations above 2,500ft. A lot of the trees are still green but its like a yellow tint to the green. Nice, Scott. Northern Greens and the Berks are both moving along. Right on schedule for you. However, in Western Mass it's because we are rampant with stressed trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 GC has more color than you. What a magical and mystical place GC is. LOL yeah and that photo is from like 2,700ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Nice, Scott. Northern Greens and the Berks are both moving along. Right on schedule for you. However, in Western Mass it's because we are rampant with stressed trees. GC is a special place. You should post a few hillsides or something that shows a large area of trees. I'm curious what the larger visual looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob40 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 GC has more color than you. What a magical and mystical place GC is. How is this possible ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 How is this possible ? It's a joke based on the pics Moneypit posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoob40 Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 It's a joke based on the pics Moneypit posted. Thought they might have been MRG's bogus one from last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 It's a joke based on the pics Moneypit posted. I do trust MPM's observations more than I did Pete's...Pete's a good guy but his passion for winter sometimes makes me think it gets in the way of un-biased observations. Also posting a pic from a previous year's foliage and calling it the current year didn't help his case for taking his obs seriously, haha. I try to be as un-biased as possible in observations on the mountain, but I mean of course anyone can single out a tree or two that change early out of thousands and say that foliage is in full swing. Like I could crop this photo from last week even tighter to just show the yellow tree and you'd think, wow its exploding up there. But its only an isolated case and this week this tree is actually mostly bare already, lol. There are always some, but I like to get an idea of the larger area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Even around here, the swamp maples are showing a little. We should start to see NNE colors speed up in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 I do trust MPM's observations more than I did Pete's...Pete's a good guy but his passion for winter sometimes makes me think it gets in the way of un-biased observations. Also posting a pic from a previous year's foliage and calling it the current year didn't help his case for taking his obs seriously, haha. I try to be as un-biased as possible in observations on the mountain, but I mean of course anyone can single out a tree or two that change early out of thousands and say that foliage is in full swing. Like I could crop this photo from last week even tighter to just show the yellow tree and you'd think, wow its exploding up there. But its only an isolated case and this week this tree is actually mostly bare already, lol. There are always some, but I like to get an idea of the larger area. Thanks for the vote of support for my observations, Scott. Here's one I snapped driving down the road in Charlemont (the next town over where Berkshire East is) on Thursday (?). I love how my claims of color change have erupted into this notion that I've stated we're awash in full fall. As evidenced in the ones I used to start this thread, there's plenty of green mixed in with the (ever expanding) color. If it makes Kevin and Scooter happier, I'll snap a few of the full green areas and post them. Of course, those won't support the thread title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Scooter has been cranky as of late. Picking on MPM, Blizz, LL Who will be next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Scooter has been cranky as of late. Picking on MPM, Blizz, LL Who will be next? Just kidding around. There is never any underlying anger or animosity in those posts. You on the other hand display that quiet, but explosive trait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Thanks for the vote of support for my observations, Scott. Here's one I snapped driving down the road in Charlemont (the next town over where Berkshire East is) on Thursday (?). I love how my claims of color change have erupted into this notion that I've stated we're awash in full fall. As evidenced in the ones I used to start this thread, there's plenty of green mixed in with the (ever expanding) color. If it makes Kevin and Scooter happier, I'll snap a few of the full green areas and post them. Of course, those won't support the thread title. Yeah I prefer photos of colors besides green Anyway that photo looks about the same as here in the village/lower elevations (sub 1500ft). You can definitely tell something is starting to trying to happen by the dull/muted greenish yellow. Its mostly bland stuff right now, but certainly not June lush green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 He was a quiet man, mostly kept to himself... Def a lot of leaf litter when I mowed today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Just kidding around. There is never any underlying anger or animosity in those posts. You on the other hand display that quiet, but explosive trait. Most of it is warranted Just like by later in the winter you guys respond to me by saying, "oh yay another picture of snow on a mountain. who would've thought it snows in the mountains." Everything said on here is in jest but usually deserved in some capacity, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted September 3, 2012 Author Share Posted September 3, 2012 Most of it is warranted Just like by later in the winter you guys respond to me by saying, "oh yay another picture of snow on a mountain. who would've thought it snows in the mountains." Everything said on here is in jest but usually deserved in some capacity, lol. Well--there wouldn't be anything funny in any of these if there weren't elements of truth. That's what makes things funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Foliage really starting to take off now in the 2,500-3,500ft elevation band... still only very scattered color below 2,000ft in elevation, but the upper elevation hardwoods have really changed quickly in the last week. Not a lot of species diversity up there, so widespread yellow is the color in this elevation band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Foliage really starting to take off now in the 2,500-3,500ft elevation band... still only very scattered color below 2,000ft in elevation, but the upper elevation hardwoods have really changed quickly in the last week. Not a lot of species diversity up there, so widespread yellow is the color in this elevation Nice pics as always I noticed the same over in the Presidentials last weekend ... bunch of green but those that were turning were yellow. Hopefully the maples bring the red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Not real autumnal shots foliage wise...but they are from this past weekend that my wife and I spent on Georgetown Island, mid-coast Maine... Rollers breaking on Outer Head: Rather atmospheric at Mile Beach: TS Leslie had the surf up for the locals: Breakers: And a very cool spit of land where the Little River meets the sea: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Not real autumnal shots foliage wise...but they are from this past weekend that my wife and I spent on Georgetown Island, mid-coast Maine... Rollers breaking on Outer Head: Rather atmospheric at Mile Beach: TS Leslie had the surf up for the locals: Breakers: And a very cool spit of land where the Little River meets the sea: Really nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Really nice pics. Thanks man. Have to say though, Mother Nature does most of the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Like last Saturday, a rough hike above 5000'. Fog reduced visibility to 100' and high winds buffeted travelers. This time the added bonus of wind chill was in play. The day started on a down note. Predawn showers made the ascent of Mt Eisenhower a wet affair. Still managed to get a tiny glimpse of sunrise before the hammer dropped. This is pretty much my field of view for the remainder of my above-treeline day. Wind-whipped fog and wind chills in the low 20s. Here's the summit observations as I prepared to exit the building. I noted the 70 mph gust at 6am when I was atop Eisenhower. On my descent I saw that birches had really accelerated their leaf color change to yellow. In the lower elevations the maples were beginning to hold up their end of the deal as well. Since no spectacular scenic vistas were to be had today, I am considering this to be unfinished business and hope to repeat this hike route next weekend. As always, full photo spread can be found at ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Rather atmospheric at Mile Beach: What a beautiful shot. I didn't know beaches like that existed in mid-coast Maine. Was up in Searsport earlier this Summer, and while it was very nice, it certainly didn't look like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 The sky in Naugatuck this morning. Just a touch of color showing up on some of the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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