First Fall Foliage Picture of the season

First Fall Foliage Picture of the season

Even though it started early... summer has gone by pretty fast in Killington.

I took the first fall foliage picture of the day from the front of the inn this morning. It is a ritual of fall I have been doing for many years. Each year the progression of fall color is a little different based upon how much "stress" the trees have sustained each summer. I am sure that an aborist at the University of Vermont could explain the science of fall foliage in detail, but "a picture is worth a 1000 words" or so that say, so I dutifully take a picture everyday of the inn and the forest behind to show natures progression.

We have already started to receive telephone calls about when will fall colors hit their peak at Killington. Clearly it is going to be Saturday October 6 at 10:20 AM with a sun altitude angle of approx 38 degrees, and azimuth angle of -25 degrees, and a declination of -5. Any bets on that one... no.. me neither...

The beauty of peak fall foliage is literally in the eye of the beholder. It is truly impossible to tell exactly when peak colors will occur. You will know it when you see it, not before, and not after. It is truly one of the "Ah-Ha" moments you experience in life when you are out in the mountains of Vermont in the fall.

Since prediction is an inexact science, the next best thing is to watch the progression of the change of colors and compare this year to past years. I will try to post pictures of the inn every day from now through the end of the fall season, so you can follow along.

Where ever you may be keep it in the fairway, and don't forget your sun screen!