Looking for the prettiest leaves this weekend? The
Foliage Network has you covered - some of the country anyway. They have a network of spotters to help them construct maps like this:
Or this one if you're more of a midwestern type of leaf peeper:
They also have the southeast but there's not much to report there yet. In the Northeast elevation is a huge factor whereas in the flatter Midwest it's more about how far north you are - though maybe elevation accounts for the western slant of the moderate-high areas.
If you're going to Wisconsin, the state's tourism department has a nice
interactive map where you can mouse over a county and get "color meter" scores from specific areas within.
Finally, I couldn't resist making an animation from the northeast reports to show the spread of color. Happy leaf travels!
2 comments:
What's the deal with Rhode Island? Too good for leaf peeping?
"Due to a lack of foliage spotters, we regret that we will no longer be covering Delaware, Minnesota and Rhode Island."
Not many trees in Rhode Island anyway.
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