Fall Color Report for October 7

Here's a report on the fall color around Asheville this week. We are right on the cusp of seeing some change, and it's warmed up again. The next couple of weeks should be perfect timing for a weekend trip.

Our visitors are reporting some change up in the higher elevations. My favorites are about 45 minutes north or south of Asheville, north to Craggy Gardens, or south to Graveyard fields.

Asheville jewelry and fine craft at Van Dyke Jewelry.

Fall Color Report for October 7

via Asheville Travel Blog by Justin on 10/8/10

Changing Weather, Changing LeavesAlthough summer’s warmth lingered in Western North Carolina a bit longer than usual this year, the weather has quickly changed to ideal color-inducing conditions. The days are still warm and mostly sunny, but nighttime temperatures have been dipping into the 30s. Leaves stop producing green chlorophyll when they feel such cold, revealing their stunning fall