New England Foliage: Day 12

The photos on this page were taken at Castle Craig in Meriden’s Hubbard Park. Sixteen days of crossing New England in search of leaf-peeping’s hidden gems came to an end Saturday. Connecticut still hasn’t hit its peak season yet.
My wife and I returned to Colorado Sunday and leave for California and home tomorrow, with one more stop overnight at the Iron Gate B&B in Cedar City, Utah.
We visited 12 states in six weeks, driving more than 3,000 miles. We stayed at three excellent inns in New England — Interlaken Inn in Lakeville, CT; the Litchfield Inn, the Beachmere Inn in Ogunquit, Maine and the Fan House B&B in Barnard, Vermont.
We found a number of hidden gems around New England and only wished we had better weather. I will list the hidden gems later, but my best advice is to find a small town and head for the back roads to avoid the leaf-peeping crowds.
And, remember, a wet summer means a late peak season; a dry summer means an early peaking of the leaves.