Fall Colors

The leaves are starting to turn in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Yep, soon the Blue Ridge Parkway and Skyline Drive will be packed with cars as tourists with cameras head for the overlooks.

Fall in the mountains is truly worth the trip, especially if you've never done it before. It's all a matter of timing _ getting there when the colors are at their peak _ and finding a bit of solitude away from the masses, such as a hiking trail that's a little off the beaten path.

Here are a couple of websites that offer updates on the changing colors. Click here for the latest from Virginia, as detailed by the state Department of Forestry, and click here for the latest from the Smokies in North Carolina.

One of our hiking trips in 2014 goes to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia in the fall. Click here to take a look at the schedule. We've love to have you along.

Meanwhile, enjoy the colors. Nothing like looking at some leaves that you don't have to rake.

See you on the trails.
Joseph