The Columbus day weekend is usually the peak of color in the lakes region, and can be past peak in the mountains - but not this year. We went hiking in the Ossipees last weekend (Oct 2), and to say there was 10% color would be stretching it. It looks like we are at least one and maybe two weeks late this year - yet, the the press is surprisingly quiet about it. They know where their ad revenue comes from.
The site to get color reports is at
http://foliage.visitnh.gov/regionalr...ml?nhregion=DL
In there, the October 3'rd reports mention that the White Mountain reagion is beginning to show a change. Monadnock Region is at 20%. Great north woods is 25-50%. Dartmouth is showing minimal color. The lakes regoin is "exploding with color".
This year, its too bad Colombus wasn't born a week or two later.