Letchworth foliage (Howard: area, year, trip)

[garmin239]

Does anybody know when peak time for foliage in Letchworth would be? Would Oct 8th be good?
I'm debating taking a trip there, or up to the ADK the weekend of the 22nd.

[purdue512]

I think the ADK will be done by the 22nd.

[HowardRoarke]

Depends. Letchworth will probably peak a week later; been there during the Fall years ago and it seemed like mid~October was a good bet.

One thing to consider~valleys and gorges trap cold air at night. As I recall the gorge, at Letchworth and the gorge in the city, would peak about a week before the flatlands around both gorges. So looking around the general area this time of year won't indicate what's going on down in both gorges.

[garmin239]

Originally Posted by HowardRoarke

Depends. Letchworth will probably peak a week later; been there during the Fall years ago and it seemed like mid~October was a good bet.

One thing to consider~valleys and gorges trap cold air at night. As I recall the gorge, at Letchworth and the gorge in the city, would peak about a week before the flatlands around both gorges. So looking around the general area this time of year won't indicate what's going on down in both gorges.

thank you. That is something to take into consideration.

[voilalaura]

I would say the 2nd week/weekend in october would be a better bet than the 8th.