Peak Of The Season

October 28, 2026

Today, peak of the season. Spectacular colors all around. I had an errand to run over in the Shenandoah Valley, which took me up through Shenandoah National Park, which matched the leaf color on my mountain. Pure pleasure.

Here, rusty red White Oak leaves (Quercus alba) with a few of them still green, also a few bright yellow leaves of Redbud (Cercis canadensis).

What a day.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.

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  1. My daughter and I have been in and above the Valley for the past three days. The foliage is just gorgeous, especially the chestnut oaks (yellows) other oaks (reds) , maples (yellows and oranges), and pig nut hickories (yellows and golden). A sight well worth the travel!

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