When I said starting to turn - just beginning, still mostly green, but the forecast is valley frost tomorrow night, so things usually speed up from there. Colors will likely still be good the third weekend, so either weekend would work peeperwise. Wet leaves will be slippery but it leaves falling like rain usually occurs later around Halloween. Would it be wise to let the weather forecasters decide??? - if a last minute thing would work, understanding that rooms might be the kicker, or is that too risky???
This suggested route assumes Marlinton area for rooms. South from rt 250/219 intersect at Huttonsville and at Valley Head take Rt 15 S(W?) to Webster Spings across Gauley Mtn and on to Craigville -- a few nice sets of twisties and a bunch of scenery w/ some pull offs. Rt 39 to Richwood - thru the Mon national forest and it attendant leaves to top of Kennison Mtn (Cranberry Glades) and Rt 150 Highland Scenic Highway with vista pull offs galore. It is sweeper hell, but you won't notice b/c the red spruce high elevations make you giddy anyhow. A cruise up Snowshoe Mtn. would make for some nice views from the top and its sort of on the route. Rt 39 off Back Creek Mtn to MooMaw country and thru Goshen Pass just north of Lexington would definitely be the way to go on Sunday for those wishing to pick up I-64/81 home.
Understand, these ridges are large and high enough to make their own weather - it can be clear as a bell one mile and the next, you are riding in the clouds, but the views are second to none when you can see.
