Six Weeks
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Denis - DCSki Supporter 
September 2, 2007
Member since 07/12/2004 🔗
2,350 posts
- and we will be skiing.

The thought occurred yesterday while hiking a mountain trail in the Shenandoah National Park with a fly rod in hand. Caught some wild brookies in the deepest holes where the water is very still. One was about 11" with brilliant coloring; this is a monster for the tiny streams of the SNP. I let him go of course. Temps in the mtns. were predicted to drop to high or mid 40s last night. Already leaves are falling but it is due to drought, not autumn. In six weeks the mountains all along the Appalachian chain will be in full color, Somewhere along that spine sometime in mid Oct. there will be enough snow to make first tracks of the 07-08 season.

Six weeks.

I'm ready!
TravisR
September 2, 2007
Member since 12/4/2006 🔗
79 posts
I know, isn't it a sweet feeling!

You guys all know how awesome it is to smell the falling leaves in the crisp autumn air and know that SNOW is CLOSE!

People love Fall because of the colors, I love it because I know winter is 1 season closer!
queenoftheslopes
September 4, 2007
Member since 11/15/2004 🔗
143 posts
I can't wait! My skis are ready and waiting!!
crunchy
September 4, 2007
Member since 02/22/2007 🔗
596 posts
Denis, I LOVE that kind of optimism! 6 weeks!

i noticed the leaves are starting to change already in and around canaan. in a few weeks it should make for some epic hiking/biking in dolly sods, and fishing anywhere \:\)

this picture puts the theme of this thread into wonderful perspective \:\)

kwillg6
September 4, 2007
Member since 01/18/2005 🔗
2,074 posts
Nice pic. Where was it? I think I know but am not sure. Hey! I just thought of a new thread. One where someone posts a pic and we try to name the location.
yellowsnow
September 4, 2007
Member since 12/15/2005 🔗
289 posts
Blackwater Falls, looking downstream from the park road bridge?
crunchy
September 4, 2007
Member since 02/22/2007 🔗
596 posts
yeah blackwater falls. not my pic, but a fantastic one nonetheless. I like the thread idea about guessing the location. we need a miscellaneous forum for that stuff, but Ill start one up in the main forum \:\)
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