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Hey guys! So, would anywhere during Thanksgiving be good for some color this year with the warmet weather? I heard it was going to be a longer and delyaed season. Thanks!
Yep. October is the month in the mountains. If you go this weekend you might get some good color around Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. Thanksgiving is way too late for fall foliage in much of anywhere in North Carolina and definitely too late for color in the mountains. Great time to go to the Christmas tree farms and see Biltmore done up for the season, though.
I'm in Macon County (about 2120 ft elevation) and although there is some color now, most of the leaves have fallen.
However, even if you were here now, the smoke from the wildfires would have a big impact on your foliage viewing experience. I arrived on Tuesday and the weather was very nice, but when I woke up yesterday, I could hardly see across the lake where I'm staying. It's usually gorgeous in the mountains, but it would be a shame if someone took a trip to look at the colors and had limited visibility due to the smoke. I can't comment on the conditions in other areas of WNC, but it's very dry and we need rain badly.
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