Fall is coming!
Tree's starting to turn at Birch Ridge Inn.

Fall is coming!
Tree's starting to turn at Birch Ridge Inn.

In case you missed it while watching Tiger Woods win the WGC-Bridgestone Classic at the Firestone course in Ohio, a hint of fall has crept into the mountains around Killington. Trees around the inn are noticeably starting to change, with the early ones already starting to display some color.

The damp weather and cool temperatures of the last couple of weeks are definitely changing the landscape. In addition to the trees starting to change, every day we are starting to hear and see flocks of geese starting their southward migration.

What does this all mean for fall foliage color. In reality, it is way too early to tell. The last couple of years, due to warm weather in late August and September, the onset of the fall foliage change was later than what we have been used too. Each year, the leaves begin their transition from green to multicolored about this time. Over the next couple of weeks, if we have normally cool nights, they trees would follow their normal schedule, yielding peak colors in the Killington area in early October. Of course, if we get a warm spell like the last couple of years, the pattern of fall foliage holding off till mid October could take hold.

In any case, over the next few weeks, we will keep you updated with pictures of the Killington area as summer transitions into fall.