Having seen the first color peak in the later part of October and feeling the 2012 color was just average; and feeling it was over for the year, a second peak occurred on Sunday 11/4 through today. During the first peak (mid-later October), the sweet gums, black gums, hickories, a few soft maples, sumac. some dogwood, and ashes got moderately pretty but never came together on the palette for a photographer. Thus year, however, a once in every 10 years even occurred; the oaks turns beautiful reds and yellow-orange starting about November 2-3, and the Sugar Maples and Beeches are at their peak giving new life to the color. It was overcast this morning which enhances overall color saturation. Unfortunately, all I had with me was my iPhone 4 for photos. The red oak in my backyard is still going through color change today (November 6th) and it red-orange on its way to scarlet. This is NOT usual. Oaks often go from green to tan to brown. I drove through the Parthenon Valley this morning and the overall color palette is now exceptional; the best in 4 years. I crossed the Buffalo River at Pruitt today and it was a spectacular sight upstream and down. Even the sugar maples are peaking there. This looks to be a very good week for additional colors in the eastern Boston Mountains:
Buffalo River looking west at Pruitt 11/6
Highway 7 near Marble falls 11/6
Life and Wildlife along the Little Buffalo River 
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