CHARLOTTESVILLE – The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is helping travelers enjoy all that Virginia has to offer, including peak foliage, this fall. Beginning at the highest elevations of Southwest Virginia and the Allegheny Mountains, Virginia’s annual color change proceeds downslope and eastward throughout the fall months. DOF uses historical data and current reports from staff across the Commonwealth to track and report foliage conditions every week from late September through early November. The agency also helps travelers plan routes for the best leaf-peeping with suggestions for scenic driving tours that consistently deliver stunning fall foliage year after year. “We...