Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 4

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Inn on Mill Creek

The road to the Inn on Mill Creek, October 20, 2012

Welcome to peak leaf peeping week at our elevation (2,300 feet). This is one of the best autumn color shows that we’ve seen in a few years here in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The fall foliage started out mostly yellow, with hickories, birches and beeches, and now the maples and sassafras are giving us rather striking orange and red hues, and the oaks are now starting to turn as well. Peak colors typically happen at our elevation sometime between October 21-31, and for the past several years, it has been on the later end of that timeframe. This year, Mother Nature decided to switch things up and make it a little earlier.

Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 3

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Inn on Mill Creek

As we say in the mountains of Western North Carolina this time of year, what a difference a few days makes! Color is rapidly spreading throughout elevations from 5,000 feet down to 2,500 feet, and 2012 is shaping up to be quite a spectacular year for fall foliage!

Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 2

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Inn on Mill Creek

The second week of October in our neck of the woods near Asheville and Black Mountain, North Carolina, is usually one of those weeks where the color will either slow down or speed up, a week when a few wind gusts may knock down the “early changers”, leaving those trees with bare branches while others are still mostly green, and a week when the air feels noticeably crisper but sunshine can make the days bright and warm in the afternoons.

Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 1

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Inn on Mill Creek

Welcome to the 2012 installment of our weekly reports on fall foliage in the mountains of North Carolina! We focus on areas within an hour of the Inn on Mill Creek near Asheville and Black Mountain, including the Blue Ridge Parkway.

2012 Fall Color Preview

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Inn on Mill Creek

Taken late September, behind the Inn on Mill Creek orchard

A reminder: weekly fall color reports start October 2 here at the Inn on Mill Creek Innblog!

Chimney Rock Park Guided Hikes in October

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Inn on Mill Creek

Photo Credit: Chimney Rock State Park

Now here’s a great way to get outdoors and see some gorgeous fall color in our neck of the woods! Chimney Rock State Park, located 30 minutes south of the Inn on Mill Creek, is offering two “Off the Beaten Path” guided hikes in October:

2011 Fall Foliage Report, NC Mountains: Week 5

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Inn on Mill Creek

This year, week 5 is peak fall foliage week here in our neck of the woods near Black Mountain and Asheville (we’re at 2,300 feet above sea level). The photo above is of Horse Ridge above our orchard.

Good Stuff Going on in Black Mountain This Weekend

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Inn on Mill Creek

We just took a quick glance at this weekend’s lineup of events and, well, there is a lot going on in the always-charming town of Black Mountain this weekend! Still lots of color on the trees and time to enjoy it…here’s what happening:

2011 Fall Foliage Report, NC Mountains: Week 4

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Inn on Mill Creek

Week 4 was one of those weeks where you could step outside every morning and noticeably see color change from the day before. This has truly been one of the better fall foliage seasons in the mountains of Western North Carolina since we arrived almost five years ago. {wow, time flies!}

2011 Fall Foliage Report, NC Mountains: Week 3

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Inn on Mill Creek

Getting gorgeous here! Oh, mountain autumn, how we love you so. We’re being treated to a brilliant fall this year thanks to Mother Nature. Sourwoods and dogwoods are in full color mode. And it seems like some trees in our neck of the woods are changing earlier than the past three years, including hickory, beeches and sassafras (one of Brigette’s favorites):

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Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 4

Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 3

Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 2

Fall Color in the North Carolina Mountains: Week 1

2012 Fall Color Preview

Chimney Rock Park Guided Hikes in October

2011 Fall Foliage Report, NC Mountains: Week 5

Good Stuff Going on in Black Mountain This Weekend

2011 Fall Foliage Report, NC Mountains: Week 4

2011 Fall Foliage Report, NC Mountains: Week 3