To gauge fall color this season visit these sites:

www.VisitNC.com - North Carolina's official Travel and Tourism site featuring our very own Appalachian State Professor, Howard S. Neufeld reporting as the NC Fall Color Guy.

www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors - The U.S. Forest Service linking to all but a few of the 50 states predictions and reports on the changing colors.

http://www.MastGeneralstore.com - This Fall Foliage Primer presents a science lesson in why leaves change color, photo tips and scenic drives among other suggestions.

http://www.Grandfather.com - Up-to-date photos of the many vistas from around the property and written reports.