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The New England Leaf Peeping Trip
9 Days in New England during Autumn
This 9-day trip took place during the first week of October, 2010 -- perhaps the optimal time for viewing fall colors. It begins and ends in Manchester, New Hampshire, though Boston, Albany, or Portland could all be used as good start/end points. The trip makes a clockwise loop through Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, visiting the Green and White Mountains, and Acadia National Park.
Day 1
Manchester, New Hampshire, through Massachusetts, to Albany, NY
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The Mohawk Trail: Shelburne Falls, Mass.
The small town of Shelburne Falls provides at least two reasons to take a break from a road trip on ... -
The Mohawk Trail: Greenfield, Mass.
After driving for several hours from Manchester, New Hampshire into Massachusetts, then across the state on Route 2, Greenfield provided ... -
The Mohawk Trail: Erving, French King Bridge
Once I made it to Massachusetts Route 2 for the drive west through the state, I was trying to balance ... -
Milford, NH, Townsend and Ashburnham, Mass.
My tour of New England in the Fall began in Manchester, New Hampshire, but I didn’t have time to see ...
Day 2
Albany into Vermont, and up scenic Route 100
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Burlington, Vermont
I started Day 3 in Vermont’s largest city. Burlington has Lake Champlain on the western side, and the beautiful Green ... -
Moss Glen Falls, Vermont Route 100
It was getting close to the end of the day, but I finally found my favorite spot around Vermont’s Scenic ... -
Central Vermont: Route 100
I had only made it to the middle of Vermont, and already I was getting the feeling that the day ... -
Calvin Coolidge Historic Site & Ludlow, VT
North of Weston, Route 100 is pretty remote and tree-lined. I stopped by the side of the road when I ... -
Weston: Vermont Country Store
After what seemed like a long drive up Route 100 without a lot of excitement, Weston was exactly what I ... -
Vermont 100: Wilmington & Wardsboro
Vermont’s Route 100 is well known for being an ideal fall drive. The highway runs almost the entire length of ... -
Bennington Battle Monument
It would be tough to miss Bennington’s biggest tourist attraction. The Bennington Battle Monument is a surprising sight in a ... -
Robert Frost’s Grave, Old Bennington, Vermont
Unless you love poetry, you probably only remember the words of a handful of poems you were forced to learn ... -
NY 7, VT 9: Albany to Bennington
The drive east from Albany into Vermont is a nice fall drive. Once you escape the city of Troy, you’ll ...
Day 3
Scenic driving around Vermont
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Montpelier, Vermont: State Capitol
Vermont’s capitol city is the smallest in the nation, but it still has a stately capitol building. The Vermont State ... -
Waterbury, Vermont
When most people plan a visit to Waterbury, Vermont, they’re thinking about ice cream. The town is home to the ... -
Stowe, Vermont
In a state that’s full of charming small towns, Stowe still manages to stand out. It’s just a few miles ... -
Driving and Hiking Mt. Mansfield, Vermont
Just to the south of Smuggler’s Notch, you have the chance to climb Vermont’s highest mountain, and best of all, ... -
Smuggler’s Notch, Vermont Route 108
Okay, I’ll admit it. Up until the middle of Day 3, I wasn’t very impressed with Vermont’s offering of fall ... -
Grist Mill Covered Bridge, Brewster River Gorge
One of Vermont’s most beautiful drives begins at the crossroads of Jeffersonville, where a turn south on Route 108 takes ... -
Vermont 15: Cambridge
Cambridge is just a small dot on the Vermont road map, but it’s attractive centerpiece, the Cambridge United Church, convinced ... -
Jericho, Vermont: Route 15
After leaving Burlington, my plan was to make a swing to the north and east on Route 15, then pick ...
Day 4
Scenic drives and hikes around New Hampshire during Autumn
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Kancamagus Highway: Scenic NH 112 in Autumn
The drive along New Hampshire Route 112 from I-93 to Conway receives some high praise. It’s often called one of ... -
Driving through Franconia Notch
Franconia Notch packs in more things to see and do than some national parks. This narrow gap in between the ... -
Crawford Notch: Frankenstein Cliff & Arethusa Falls Trails
As I entered Crawford Notch State Park from the south, I spotted the mountain I wanted to climb. Frankenstein Cliff ... -
Crawford Notch State Park, New Hampshire
New Hampshire has several spectacular mountain passes — the most famous of which is Franconia Notch, through which Interstate 93 ... -
North Conway, NH & US 302
If you’re visiting Mount Washington, Franconia Notch, or any of the other popular areas in northern New Hampshire, you’re probably ...
Day 5, 6, and 7
Time well spent in Acadia National Park
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Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse
There’s probably no better place in Acadia National Park to watch the sun set, than at Bass Harbor Head. The ... -
Bubble Pond, Acadia National Park
Bubble Pond occupies a cozy spot in Acadia National Park. It’s nestled in between Mount Desert Island’s highest and 4th ... -
The Bubbles, Acadia National Park
As you drive around the western side of Acadia’s loop road, you leave the coast behind, and instead enjoy views ... -
Little Hunters Beach, Acadia National Park
After circling around Otter Cove, you might think that the best part of Acadia’s loop road is behind you. From ... -
Otter Cove, Acadia National Park
In Acadia National Park, one dramatic scene is often followed by another. Such is the case at Otter Cove. As ... -
Otter Point, Acadia National Park
My first drive around Acadia National Park’s loop road was full of ooh’s and aah’s, but I think the first ... -
Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park
Mount Desert Island’s rocky coast doesn’t get any better than at Thunder Hole. This stretch of coastline on the east ... -
Sand Beach, Acadia National Park
Even though Mount Desert Island is surrounded by water, there are relatively few spots for swimming. So, if you’re hoping ... -
Acadia Hike: Precipice Trail to Champlain Mountain
About halfway up the Precipice Trail, I met a couple climbing down. The guy said, “Isn’t this great? It’s like ...
The rest of Day 8
Leaving Acadia National Park
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Historic Bath, Maine
The last moments of daylight were disappearing when I arrived in Bath, Maine. I had just enough time to take ... -
The Maine Coast: Route 3, US 1
Leaving Acadia National Park, you don’t have much of a choice of which road to follow. Maine Route 3 is ...
Day 9
One final day on the Maine Coast
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Portsmouth to Manchester, NH
When planning the final half-day of my vacation, I was hoping to have enough time to make it all the ... -
Fort McClary State Park, Maine
Fort McClary seems like an unlikely last stop at the end of a vacation, but it looked appealing as I ... -
Nubble Lighthouse & the Maine Coast: US 1
If you’re in a hurry to head southward, you can always hop onto Interstate 95 for the drive to New ... -
Kennebunk & Kennebunkport, Maine
It’s hard to imagine that the tiny little town of Kennebunkport has played host to world leaders from around the ...