Fall colors reach their peak in Asheville

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Here’s the press release:

The NC Fall Color Guy, Professor Howard Neufeld of Appalachian State University, echoes fellow leaf watchers, saying colors will be at peak in the Asheville area and surrounding environs this coming week through next weekend. Fall colors have generally peaked at the highest elevations in the High Country; however, leaf color is still good in these parts of the state and should persist throughout the week.

The Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, near Blowing Rock on the Blue Ridge Parkway shot Oct. 20, 2008.

If you haven’t taken the drive to the mountains, you still have time! Dr. Neufeld’s Insider’s Tip: Trees on the drive from Boone to Charlotte on U.S. 321, are still gaining color below 2,500 feet. Similar elevations in other parts of the mountains should be expanding their fall color as well.

Check out the reports from Dr. Neufeld and leaf watchers across North Carolina at www.visitnc.com/fallcolor.