Some locations shine in summer or winter but arguably the mountains are the best when there is a chill in the air and bright colors are on the trees. Now that summer is winding down, we can expect the leaves to start changing says Beverly Collins, a biology professor and the proclaimed autumnal soothsayer of Western Carolina University. “It’s starting right now and it will really pick up during the end of September and the beginning of October,” says Collins. “It might be a little slow this year