We entered Vermont in heavy rain, and our GPS routed us to our destination via a dirt road “shortcut,” which meant that our car looked like it had already endured a long winter without washing. This was good because, from that point forward, we did not hesitate to turn down any dirt road that caught…
After arriving in Vermont on a rainy afternoon, the following day was partly cloudy with much-welcomed sunshine. We enjoyed slow drives along Vermont’s tree-lined, curvy mountain roads, scenic routes, and dirt backroads. We had planned several days to explore the Vermont foliage, and our friends there told us that this year was one of the…
Driving across southeastern New York State from Pennsylvania raised the bar on the quantity, quality and saturation of fall colors. Our first few days of travel were under overcast skies, but we were only in actual rain for half a day driving through New York and into Vermont. Even with much more to come, the…
As we drove into northern Pennsylvania, the autumn leaf colors became more pronounced, and we knew that we would probably hit peak or near peak colors in upper New York and Vermont. There were so many places I wanted to pull over and stop the car to photograph; it’s a wonder we made as good…
We’ve just completed a road trip chasing fall colors in Vermont, Upper State New York and Pennsylvania, covering 2,000+ miles of secondary/local roads. We timed it well, having at or near peak colors in our northernmost journeys. Since my previous post was over a month ago, I wanted to use this post as a quick…
The mornings have been cooler (50-60s °F), the humidity is down, and the Mums have been planted and are blooming. While it still seems a bit early, it must be nearing the Fall season.