The fourth round of weekly foliage reports (for northern New England) are in. Expect more updates within five days.
Leaves are dropping and gusty winds aren't helping matters, but it's all good. I'm heading out to western Maine, NH and VT all this week, followed by some day trips to Baxter State Park.
Maine - colors in the northernmost counties (zones 6 & 7 on the Maine Foliage color map) are now said to be past peak. This doesn't mean that there are no longer any leaves on the trees; far from it. But it's going to be all downhill from here. In other zones, colors are at their peak (or near peak). Nice!
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New Hampshire - For the northern half of NH: "...some wind has hit the area, which has created colorful carpets of leaves on the ground, but most trees are holding on firmly to the vivid autumn foliage. All lakes are reported to look stunning as the colors reflect onto the water’s surface."
Note: By coincidence, autumnal water reflections are going to be my next photo tip.
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Vermont - "Route 100 in the Mad River Valley between Warren and Moretown is showing incredibly bright shades of red and orange this week, and state Forester Russ Barrett says foliage in this area is the best he has seen in years.”
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Raking it all in: Route 100, which more or less traverses the "spine" of Vermont, is my pick of the week. It's a great road trip at any time of the year, but in autumn? Incredible! Especially if you allow yourself to meander along side roads along the way. Hook back up to Rt. 100, cruise a bit, find other back roads, rinse and repeat. That's the plan.
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