Time to start tracking the Gorge colors

[AlanLichty]

I was looking at previous captures of the fall colors in the Columbia River Gorge and noticed this scene from October of 2023. The timestamp is 10/12/2023 so we are at a point where early colors might be getting started. The colors in 2023 were far beyond the usual range of the fall displays but they lasted for almost another month after the early tints in the capture below.

C&C always welcome.

 

[JimFox]

That's a very nice shot Alan. It's that time of year when we all start paying attention to how the fall colors are doing. In Colorado the forecasters are saying fall colors are supposed to come like 2 weeks earlier then normal. We will have to see.

 

[Jameel Hyder]

There are a lot of evergreens there so even peak colors will be spotty in that area.

 

[AlanLichty]

That's a very nice shot Alan. It's that time of year when we all start paying attention to how the fall colors are doing. In Colorado the forecasters are saying fall colors are supposed to come like 2 weeks earlier then normal. We will have to see.

Thanks Jim - not sure what to expect this year but we have been a touch drier than usual so not expecting a repeat of 2023.

 

[AlanLichty]

There are a lot of evergreens there so even peak colors will be spotty in that area.

Thanks Jameel - we had some amazing colors in 2023 but last year was rather dull in comparison. Not quite sure what to expect this year. The Gorge is hardly pristine old growth forests so a lot more deciduous than deep into the Cascades but still mostly evergreens.