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Fall foliage in MA // October 3, 2020
Fall foliage update 1-7 October 2012
This week’s update includes:
Peak fall foliage in northern New Hampshire
Where to go for Columbus Day weekend
Upcoming fall foliage events
Peak fall foliage, is it worth the hype?
Peak fall foliage arrives in northern New Hampshire
After hurricane Irene helped to ruin the 2011 fall foliage season, everybody was ready to see real peak fall foliage. So far Mother Nature has been out doing herself with an incredible display of fall colors across northern New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
If we can get a few more sunny days and cool nights like we’ve been getting the rest of October is bound to be outstanding. On Monday and Tuesday I was up as far North as Groveton New Hampshire crossing back and forth on routes 2, 110, 116, 115a and a bunch of smaller roads that I’m just not sure what their names were.
The problem is it just didn’t matter everywhere I turned I was seeing hillsides covered in peak fall foliage and I was as happy as a pig in slop (maybe a bit happier). Click on one of the images below and it should start up a slide show that you can enjoy.
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Rhode Island fall color
Kaaterskill Falls
North South lake state park
North South lake state park
Diamond-notch
Minnewaska State park
Minnewaska State park
row of maples above a path
leaves cover a path in the cemetery
Tamworth NH stream showing fall color
Bull bellows amid the fall foliage
early morning fog rising
Stunning fall colors in New England
Flame red Maple reflecting in Tamworth NH
Albany covered bridge
Wishing the picture was over
Red Fall colors over Albany covered bridge
Fall foliage at entrance to Albany bridge
Edgewood Cemetery
waterside Cemetery, Marblehead
Swampscott cemetery
Sharon Vermont bandstand
Jericho st Vermont farm
Street entertainer in Salem Mass.
white church with tall steeple
Sleepy Hollow farm by Arnold J. Kaplan APSA-AFIAP
Vermont photo scenics by Arnold J. Kaplan http://arnoldkaplanphotography.com/guide.html
Diana’s Baths
fall colors below Cathedral ledge
view from the foot of mount Washington
Jackson covered bridge
Joe Dodge Lodge
Saco River covered bridge
Birch pond fall foliage reflection
Birch pond in Lynn Woods bordered by Walnut Street
Stearns pond reflecting fall foliage colors
Great blue Heron in autumn colored grass
Lexington Minuteman statue in fall foliage
bright explosion of color in front of Minuteman statue
Lexington Minuteman statue
Hartwell Tavern October 13, 2004
Hartwell Tavern October 13, 2006
HDR view of Old North Bridge
The Old Manse next to the Old North Bridge
September view of the Old North Bridge
A window reflects orange in the Old Manse
What the image looked like before I played with it
The Comstock Covered Bridge, Montgomery Vermont
The West Hill rd (creamery) covered bridge
Next to the post office the Fuller covered bridge is still important
Hopkinton Covered Bridge
The Hutchens covered bridge
Looking at cows through the Longley Bridge
Snow mobile trail, see this turn back!
rock wall with autumn colors overhead
church in the village of Canterbury New Hampshire
rows of Maple’s leading the eye to the Shaker meetinghouse
millpond at the Canterbury Shaker Museum
row of old antique automobiles with orange maples
mirror like reflection of red and gold Maples
rock wall surrounds the Harpswell cemetery
The Harpswell Cattle Pound in Maine fall foliage
Fall foliage over a red wooden home at Sturbridge village
On corner of road a plaque that is easy to miss.
Curious eyes behind the fence
Fiery red maple in front of barn on Vermont farm
A small Vermont stream crossing under a Vermont back road
A barn that looks to be falling down with a multi-colored maple in front
stream through fall colors
Crows sit in dead tree with view of fall colors
Kinsman Notch Beaver Pond reflects fall colors on a foggy morning
Fog hangs low and is as motionless as the surface of the water reflecting the fall colors of autumn
man views the fall colors at the Kinsman Notch Beaver Pond on Route 112
old rails for the trains
View down the tracks towards the White Mountains
fall color
View of the parking lot
View down the walking trail
view across the pond
autumn color against the birch
more colors
reflection of the birch
view of the presidentials across the pond
Humpback whale tale
For late October color go to the Cape!
A.M. Foster Covered Bridge cabot Vermont, Not current this year
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Artist covered bridge also known as the Sunday river covered bridge
Sunday river covered bridge in Miane
The Sleepy Hollow Farm in Woodstock Vermont
Pomfret Vermont fall foliage View in my Art Gallery here
Getting ready for Columbus day
Belmont General store
Trap Falls is in Ashby Massachusetts on Route 19 just north of Townsend MA, a place called Trap Falls, Ashby MA. This autumn the TrapFall Brook was pretty low and the fall colors. This is a great resource for New England waterfalls click link to see it on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1KDkEhA
sugar hill New Hampshire sign post
Snoopy in autumn
fall color on Mount Washington
sugar maple with outstretched limb of color
Kaaterskill Falls is a two-drop waterfall
red orange and yellow fall foliage colors of Birch pond
Birch pond half
Lexington Green map
View from a floating dock below the old Manse
The painterly version of what appears to be a covered bridge
The Dummerston covered bridge with fall colors
mount Washington on Lake Winnipesaukee
View from the castle in the clouds
walkway to a waterfall on the estate
fallen maple leaves surround small stream in autumn
The Elijah Kellogg Church, Congregational
Coos Canyon Maine
Grey granite against orange backdrop of fall foliage
dawns light reflected on Marblehead harbor
Robert Frost cabin view of fall colors
Bear Notch rd lookout Albany NH just north of the Kancamagus highway
A common sight on the Kancamagus, a branch of fall colors.
Kancamagus roadside fall colors
Lake Chocorua with Mount Chocorua on the far side
Breakfast at the Maple City Diner, 17 Swanton Rd, St Albans City, VT
Beackfast at the Maple City Diner, 17 Swanton Rd, St Albans City, VT
McKenzies Farm stand on Route 16 in New Hampshire on the 14th of Sept
Monarch before the long journey
A maple at the NH State Ranger station
Stressed fall foliage color is still pretty
Stressed tree in St Albans Vermont 15 Sept 2018
Lopstick cabins webcam at 4:30 PM EST 27 Sept
Woodstock Middle Bridge
The Cox Brook Covered Bridge is also known as the Upper Falls Covered Bridge.
This Vermont covered bridge is known locally as the upper falls covered bridge.
Peak Fall Foliage color development
color beginning 2 October
Georges Mills on 8 October
20 Oct vista of fall foliage
What to expect for Columbus Day weekend?
Vermont: I would expect that much of the Northeast kingdom down to almost Woodstock Vermont will be either at high color or at full peak color. I think they’ll be good color in the northwest corner of Vermont down to Burlington and there will be pockets of peak on the Western side of Vermont.
New Hampshire: as you can see in the pictures above Peak has arrived and I would say if you were to explore Franconia notch and up through the northern White Mountains on the routes that I mentioned up above, you should find good to peak color. If you’re wondering about missing peak color read about the hype of peak down below.
Maine: I think Western Maine around Rangeley Lake Southwest to Sebago Lake and down towards the coastline and the Freiburg fair should all be at high color if not better. I had a report last week that Acadia national Park was at high color and peak can’t be far behind, which is very early.
Massachusetts: I took a drive on Saturday over the Mohawk trail as you can read in a previous article the swamp Maples were at peak color along the road (route 2). So I was finding good color (30 to 50%) in Massachusetts already.
Upcoming fall foliage events
The Topsfield Fair
The NEK fall festival
King Richards Faire
The Fryeburg Fair
The above Fairs are in running through the weekend. So if you are in the area of them, you can enjoy rides, 4-H events and music to your heart’s desire. Also Apple picking at orchards and more!!!
Try these events
Cranberry Harvest Festival Oct 6-7 rain or shine.
Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular– Event Dates: Thursday, October 4 – Saturday, November 3 Event Hours: 6 – 11 pm, with the last admission at 10 pm. NEW extended hours on Saturdays and Sunday, October 7: 6pm-midnight, last admission at 11 pm
5th Annual Giant Pumpkin Regatta & Festival (Sunday, October 7, 2012 Burlington Waterfront: 10-3pm Races begin at noon!)
This is just a sampling, and I’ll be posting more as I find them…
Peak fall foliage, is it worth the hype?
If you’re a hard-core leaf peeper, then nothing will satisfy you short of 100% peak fall foliage. But for everybody else out there, is peak worth it?
Over the past week I was finding color in the 30 to 50% range and I counted this as being very satisfying. I do count myself as a hard-core leaf peeper but I also keep in mind when I’m reporting percentages to my readers that many people are happy seeing a single maple tree dressed in scarlet to the nines.
I’ve had several years where I didn’t catch it just right and maybe I was a little before or a little after peak fall foliage. (sometimes I wasn’t even close) 🙂
What I have to remind myself, is that this chase for peak fall foliage is a gift. If we found peak foliage every single time we went out the door then how special would it be?
I’ve been asked every year “what is it that drives this passion for peak fall foliage”, my best answer (besides the standard I don’t know) is that part of the passion comes from the chase. Going out each morning and not knowing what I’m going to find.
I think we all enjoy watching the first buds of green in the spring which develop into the leaves of summer. In the autumn we begin the transition to winter and just before that we have a short period of time where the leads put on a show. Some years this show is extraordinary and others not so, but every year is different so we never know what we’re going to see.
It’s up to you my dear reader to think about it and decide is the hype really worth it? I think getting out and exploring the countryside and trying new things under the excuse of leaf peeping is really what is worth it.
Your thoughts?
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Peak foliage in the White Mountains, New Hampshire. Franconia Notch.
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Tips for catching autumn reflections and more!
Tips for catching autumn reflections and more!
Here is a shout out to Carlos from Brazil, Buenos Dias Carlos! (Down at the bottom is the August comment to win)
He asked “if I plan to give a practical course on how to photograph fall foliage? Especially on reflections and lakes with mist”.
The tip of Mount Chocorua peeks above the mist purchase in my gallery
I hate to say it, sometimes it just happens with no plan at all!
First the reality of…
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O'Hara Township Community Park
4 locations for beautiful fall color reflections
4 locations for beautiful fall color reflections
Everybody loves fall color reflections, and I just got a letter in my mailbag asking about driving across 6 states to get reflections of fall colors. I’m not positive but there are millions of fall color reflections in New England. I’m posting 3 locations where you can find superb fall color reflections today. With a couple of bonus ones 1st location for beautiful fall color reflection Dixville…
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It rained all day and was gloomy here today. Just as the sun was setting, the sky was lit up between rainstorms. I was in awe of the beauty of the double rainbow over peak foliage in the backyard.
I turned around to see the coming rain backlit in gorgeous golden tones. Only lasted a few minutes. I actually got a little teary at how beautiful the moment was.