Postcards from Around the World

Leaf Peeping in New England (4)

[Leaf peeping is an informal term in the United States and Canada for the activity in which people travel to view and photograph the fall foliage in areas where leaves change colours in autumn, particularly in northern New England]

When I was teaching it meant holidays could only be taken during the school holidays when it was more expensive and busy. And I couldn’t tag on to the OH’s conferences either. Which is why during one October half term we decided to do a fly drive holiday to the eastern side of the USA and do a spot of leaf peeping.

This post is simply to show you the variety of autumn colours we were lucky to see on our drives around the White Mountain National Park. We stopped a lot! And one thing about American highways is that they provide a lot of stopping places as well as rest areas. So often in this country (UK) you see an amazing view from the car, but find there is no place to pull over safely.

Railway lines in the US fascinate me – especially the iron bridges over a river like this one. (Fourth Iron Campground over the Sawyer River on the US-302)

A covered bridge being repaired
An enormous tree in one of the towns

Greens and Golds

Along the Kancagamus highway

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Heyjude

I have lived in the UK for most of my life, but when young I definitely had wanderlust and even ended up living in South Africa for several years which was a wonderful experience. I now look forward to a long and leisurely retirement doing what I like most - gardening, photography, walking and travelling.

18 thoughts on “Postcards from Around the World”

    1. You have to visit an arboretum to find these colours, or a landscaped garden like Sheffield Park in West Sussex where they have the large trees from the USA.

  3. Fabulous colours, Jude. I agree about stopping places. Driving through East Sussex this week I was saying much the same thing. “Lovely view, nowhere to stop and park”.

    Best wishes, Pete. x

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