Fall greetings, fellow nature lovers!<\/p>\n
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\ud83e\udde5 Your weekend weather outlook: Severe thunderstorms and high winds are in the forecast for Friday. Then, the Philly region may see its first frost of the season \u2014 yes, you read that correctly<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Paola P\u00e9rez (outdoorsy@inquirer.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Typically, our perspective of fall foliage is mostly observed from ground level. But what if we could capture the scale of change from a celestial angle?<\/p>\n The Inquirer\u2019s Charmaine Runes and Jasen Lo did just that by gathering satellite imagery. It\u2019s a neat way to help us take a new look at the way Pennsylvania\u2019s trees make a vibrant transition.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf41 Scroll along to see the sweeping symphony of Keystone State colors from above<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf41 Also: You don\u2019t have to travel super far to admire the region\u2019s fall foliage. Use our guide for places to see leaves change colors around Philly<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf41 Send in your fall foliage photos: Have you taken any pics around your neck of the woods? Whatever your POV may be, I\u2019d love to see<\/a>!<\/p>\n News worth knowing<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf33 Your outdoorsy experience<\/p>\n This past Sunday, my friend Becky K. ventured out to watch a regatta on the Schuylkill in the rain. Everyone got soaked, but she said it was worth it: \u201cIt\u2019s kinda pretty in a dreary sort of way.\u201d<\/p>\n Thanks for sharing, Becky.<\/p>\n How about you? What are you getting up to outside? Any special fall memories you\u2019d like to share? Email me with your anecdotes<\/a> so I can feature them in this spot. Pictures, if you have them, are more than welcome.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfa4 Here\u2019s Dugan Arnett with a wonderful feature on a group of Philly-area women who have banded together as the scrappiest dragon-boating team on the Schuylkill.<\/p>\n For 25 years, the Dragons have been rumbling their way up and down the Schuylkill.<\/p>\n And for 25 years, they have been the river\u2019s most immovable force \u2014 a sweatin\u2019, swearin\u2019, swaggerin\u2019 group of bandits that no one has quite figured out how to tame.<\/p>\n \u201cUnderestimate them at your own peril,\u201d says Bob Mina, a longtime member of the Philadelphia Dragon Boat Association.<\/p>\n Many are in their 60s, 70s, and 80s, and \u2014 having endured some of life\u2019s cruelest challenges: cancer, divorce, the loss of spouses \u2014 do not find it particularly daunting to propel a two-ton boat upriver until their backs and shoulders scream. \u2014 Dugan Arnett<\/p>\n Join Arnett for a ride with the city\u2019s oldest all-woman dragon-boating team and its unlikeliest sports dynasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n Paola\u2019s picks<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc7b An activity: Stroll through Chestnut Hill while listening to spine-chilling tales, if you dare (Saturday<\/a>; $10 per person or $25 family).<\/p>\n \ud83e\uddca A discovery: The melting Alps are revealing ancient secrets<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf05 A photo: A still morning by the water at Marsh Creek State Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83e\uddf2 A fishy catch: Magnet fishers reeled in a startling item from a Gloucester County lake<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfbc A tune: \u201cWhen there are no birds and there are no bees \/ And there\u2019s no fish left in the sea \/ That\u2019s the day when I\u2019ll stop loving you<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n A floral view<\/p>\n The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, which turns 200 next year, has announced the theme for its 2027 Philadelphia Flower Show: \u201cIconic.\u201d All the details are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffd Until next time, outdoorsy friends.<\/p>\n