Colors becoming vibrant in the tree canopy around the Birch Ridge Inn.

Colors becoming vibrant in the tree canopy around the Birch Ridge Inn.

Summer like temperatures with a bright clear blue sky have overtaken the Killington region. "Leaf Peepers" are enjoying beautiful vista"s across the Green Mountains while staying comfortably warm throughout the process.

Temperatures at the inn this morning were warm enough for Mary to revisit her summer shorts prior to going on our neighborhood walk. Several times a week we take a walk of about 2 miles, looping around side streets in the Roaring Brook valley of the Killington Basin area. Foliage color along the walk is becoming more pronounced each day as the fall season progresses.

Color on Killington Peak looked well developed during our walk. Closer examination reveals that most of the color is still residing in the upper leaf canopy of the forest, with significant green foliage still present at lower levels of the trees. A good example of this is a look at an oblique angle at the inn. Color development is pretty clear on the upper reaches of most trees surrounding the inn. However, closer to the ground, most of the leaves on the trees have just started to make the transition. Bottom line, if you are not able to travel to Vermont to see the colors this weekend, we still have several weeks where good color should be on display.

Where ever you may be .. keep it in the fairway...And take in some of the fall foliage beauty of Vermont.