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Hopefully this one does not vaporize as well.

Falls Lake is reaching the summer low point today and will certainly fall a bit more.

Yep the double dip of Falls Lake is just about complete, meaning it is about to match the summer low within the next day or so.

Thank you all. It does not look like I am going to find the time to get there but I am glad I took the trip I did for the shots above.

Starting to see the colors pop around here:

any suggestions on where the color is currently worth going for currently? I may still venture that way if it is worthwhile.

Falls Lake is 245.76 Feet so we are about 2-3 days from reaching the summer low.

In a few days it looks like Falls Lake will fall below its summer low point of around 245.55 feet. It is now at 245.86 and dropping. I am afraid we could rival the 2007 lows if this keeps up.

It was too late for Dolly Sods and the remnants of Isaias did a number on the higher elevation leaves but I hit some real nice spots near Monterey VA and at the Blackwater Canyon in WV as well as near Seneca Rocks (which is an awesome place color or not). These were all taken on 10/15 and 10/16.

I am glad I skipped Linn Cove this year as I heard it was a zoo even at sunrise now. I used to go every year for fall but this time I went for WV/VA.

Another 5 to 6 inches and it will match the summer low point.

I agree the rusty colors of post peak can sometimes put on their own show. If the leaf drop is not horrible, Smugglers Notch can put on a good post peak show as I recall. This was a shot I got back on 10/17/2015:

Yeah the water restrictions will likely come back.

This is a better depiction of the lake level without previous years shown. It is on the way to the lows we saw over the summer once again and this week at least looks completely dry.

Falls Lake is becoming an issue again for sure: