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Yesterday we went on a trip to Southern Poconos (Carbon Countly, Hickory Run State Park, Beltzville State Park). We found great color there, at peak. We had lunch in the great little town of Jim Thorpe, so nice there. Dominating colors there are normally gold, bronze and orange and indeed it's what ...

Beautiful pics!
Tomorrow we are goung to the Poconos (Jim Thorpe area, Carbon county), where according to the reports, peak is right now.
However, today's storm will likely ruin most of it....

I actually don't love that previous picture of the Equinox pond. It was taken with an iPHONE and it came out oversaturated (too orange). I was finally able to download on my laptop the pictures that my wife did with her Olympus reflex camera. And they look much better and closer to what we saw: It i...

Thanks Utah Baker!
I am back in Philly now but can’t wait to be back in New England for more fall colors in the next years

Mark:
I really love the way you were able to fully capture the Vermont fall atmosphere!

Thank you Utah Baker!!
Yes, the weather last Saturday (Oct 13th) was very challenging even in South Vermont, especially in the morning.
Luckily enough, the sky cleared when we headed north towards Rutland!

Here is my Vermont moment for 2018.
I opened the curtains of our motel room in Bennington at 6:50 am last Sunday and saw this. As mentioned, most of this color came overnight, and wasn't there the previous day.

Thanks CT for the answer!

A week ago the hills around Shelburne Falls MA seemed promising, with 10-15% trees being bright orange/red and no leaf drop.
However I have no idea of how things have progressed in a week.

Beautiful picture Loafer! Curiosity/Naive question: what is it that determines the color? I mean, why does a tree turn red rather then orange or yellow? For example, last Sunday night/early morning trees in Bennington turned to a bright orange (almost fluorescent) and I didn't see many reds. On the ...

In the report of my trip I forgot to mention the Equinox pond.
We found it probably 2 or 3 days past peak, and the light was definitely not the best for good pictures. And it was pouring.
But I will still have great memories of this beautiful pond.

Thanks Wander, I am sure you'll find great colors for the rest of your trip!

Thanks CT!

No we didn't get to that diner, we went to the Sunny Side Diner, and it was good as well!

Hi Dan! Bennington and the whole routes 7 and 7A up to Manchester were peaking last Sunday, while areas around Manchester (e.g. Mount Equinox) were just past peak. Not sure what you will find next weekend. South-East Vermont forget about it, unless something magic happens during this frosty week. Go...

Here I am, back at work in Philly. Our trip was definitely too short and I miss New England already (Go Eagles though :) )! We spent 36 hours in Vermont, nearly half of them under a washout on Saturday. Next we drove on top of top of Mount Grelyock, then Mohawk trail up to bridge of Flowers, and the...