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| Trees turning color in warm afternoon sunshine Wednesday near Fairfield, Vermont. |
Which means you should give up on that idea. If you get a chance, take a drive through areas outside the usual tourist stomping grounds, or go for a hike. It will be worth over the next few days.
I wouldn't say that this year's foliage season is as good as last year,'s, but the 2021 season was off the charts in terms of vibrancy, at least in my opinion. There's still quite a show going on on the Vermont hillsides.
The reds seem to be more orange and yellow this year, but from what I've seen, it's still gorgeous. I was beginning to have my doubts. I drove through the Fairfield, Vermont area on Tuesday, and the colors seemed a bit, well, meh. I drove through the same area the next day, yesterday, and wow!
Right now the color seems best in northern Vermont away from the Champlain Valley. I think it will be the Champlain Valley's turn to shine in about a week. I'd also say that foliage season has arrived at about on schedule, at least by modern standards. Foliage season does seem to come later than it did a few decades ago. A warmer climate has been postponing foliage season a bit.
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| Cows graze in a hill beneath trees that were rapidly turning color Wednesday near Fairfield, Vermont. |
A sharp cold front comes through tomorrow. Showers with the front, and gusty winds near and behind the front will probably knock down some leaves.
But it's not a tremendous storm by any means, so I don't see the colors diminishing in a way that a windy nor'easter would wreck the season.
The rest of the weekend looks like it will feature classic Vermont autumn weather: It'll be breezy, cool, with partly cloudy skies and a risk of a brief shower.
Check out the mountain tops Friday. They might be coated with a bit of white. It'll be chilly enough for flurries and rime ice up there.
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