Nature’s wizards of ahhhhs

This year’s fall foliage season is in full swing. At the Travel section’s Tuesday deadline, the U.S. Forest Service had not predicted when leaf colors would peak. But “in areas where rainfall has been strong this year,� according to its website, “the peak colors should be most vivid and vibrant.� Here are some resources to help you leave no leaf unturned.

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Name: Eastern Sierra

Contact: www.bishopvisitor.com

www.visitmammoth.com

www.monocounty.org

What it has: These websites have scenic driving routes, fall events and some foliage updates for the Eastern Sierra.

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Name: Foliage Network

Contact: www.foliagenetwork.com

What it has: Good for reports along the Eastern Seaboard and in the Midwest: 567 “spotters� file reports on color conditions.

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Name: Maine Foliage

Contact: www.mainefoliage.com

What it has: Offers e-mail updates on foliage, driving routes and a zoned map showing foliage conditions.

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Name: North Carolina

Contact: www.visitnc.com

What it has: Has a fun color predictor, listing peak foliage places and times, plus road conditions.

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Name: Picture This

Contact: www.calphoto.com

What it has: Since 1996, photographer Carol Leigh has been offering a Fall Foliage Hotsheet for California, with reports from spotters in various areas.

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Name: U.S. Forest Service

Contact: (800) 354-4595

www.fs.fed.us/news/fallcolors

What it has: All-around best site for updates around the country. Has telephone and Web foliage updates, links to state websites and scenic drives.

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Name: Vermont Vacation

Contact: www.vermontvacation.com

What it has: Has a cool interactive peak foliage predictor, reports and “best bets,� places to see good fall color.

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Name: Yankee Foliage

Contact: www.yankeefoliage.com

What it has: Yankee magazine’s annual foliage guide to New England offers foliage alerts, walking, hiking and driving routes, podcasts and blogs.