Fall Color Report Oct 23 – 27

With sunny skies, extended fall colors and the Devil’s Lake Halloween Candlelight Hike this weekend, it’s going to be a madhouse at the park! That said, the colors will still be worth it, well, mostly…

Last weekend we probably had some of the brightest reds and yellows in the Baraboo Hills. On the other hand, the bluffs still looked pretty green as seen from a distance. Today, the Baraboo Hills are getting that popular “calico” look, but other areas are actually starting to burn out. It’s been like that this year. Instead of one big “splash” of peak color, we’ve been in an ongoing roll for about 3 weeks now.

If you’ve been waiting to catch the Devil’s Lake north shore entrance road at it’s best, well that’s now. The trees over the road are at their peak and it won’t take much of a wind or rain to start losing leaves!

On Monday we hiked the park’s Uplands Trail in the rain and the color was pretty awesome. (There is a short video posted on our Youtube.) Mind you, if you hike the Uplands this weekend, prepare for wet feet! The sky cleared up a bit by the time we reached Devil’s Doorway. As you can see from that video (above) the colors were pretty nice too!

Bottom Line

The bottom line this week is that there is going to be some nice color out there, but some areas are past it. If we’re talking about getting great photos, here’s a tip; A “warm” camera, one where the photos lean a bit toward the yellow, is going to display amazing colors right now. A cheaper camera or one that leans toward the blue spectrum, is going to see dull colors and much of the scenery will look, “past it”. Ultimately given the great weather this weekend, it will be fantastic out there. Your eyes will love it, even if your pictures don’t tell the whole story.

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