10-28-2011, 09:23 AM
RobertInOntario Wrote:As an official fall colour fan, those are excellent pics!
Are those Red Maples & Sugar Maples giving off the bright reds? That's the case here in Ontario. At the end of September, I took some good shots in Algonquin Park as well as around some of the trails just outside of Toronto. In general, I think our fall colours were muted and duller this year -- possibly due to our dry & hot July (which may have stressed the trees). Algonquin peaked at the end of September while many of the areas outside of Toronto peaked about a week ago.
I'll try to post some pix later.
Rob
No - we don't have maples naturally in the High Country.
Those are a form of poplar, sumacs and some types of cottonwoods that do that. And for some reason, a few of the aspens turn that beautiful red as well. Soil type, perhaps?