About biologists, zoologists, sociologists and physiologists. They know what I'm looking for. My objective is to help people know when and where to go to see the colors at their best.
Some patterns are easily predictable.
Exact dates for best viewing vary from year to year, Johnston says, but expect leaf-peeping season to begin any day in the western Rockies, some regions of Canada and parts of the northernmost United States. Peak displays in New England likely will last from late September into early October. In the East, we're seeing a lush verdant canopy. There are lots of leaves everywhere. And yet it turned out to be a real good season.