Beaver Pond, Route 4, Mendon ablaze with color.

Beaver Pond, Route 4, Mendon ablaze with color.

With temperatures peaking in the upper 70's today across the Green Mountains, it was a perfect day for "Leaf Peeping"

Fall colors are in abundance around the Killington region and getting better every day. While significant green tones exist through out the forest, most trees are now actively engaged in the process of preparing for the coming winter. The vibrancy of the colors is building each day as the chlorophyll of summer, so critical for photosynthesis in trees, fades away.

I drove down to Rutland today for some quick shopping. Rutland is about 14 miles west of Killington on Route 4. Along Route 4, the colors are fantastic. Todays picture, from Beaver Pond in Mendon less than a mile from the border with Killington, stands testament to the color changes that are taking place all around us in the mountains.

Weather this week in Killington looks like it will be quite nice, with nary a frost called for throughout the week. With gardens in bloom all over the region, and fall foliage colors in full display, it is a breathtakingly beautiful time to visit Killington. (Unless your are a total ski fanatic and the only time Killington is beautiful is when it is covered in feet of snow.)

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