Colorful leaves along Royalton Turnpike Road.
Royalton Turnpike Road.
Pumpkin display in the Woodstock Inn lobby.
My wife and I are a little late for the party here in Vermont. We saw some excellent foliage driving up from Connecticut through western Massachusetts and southern Vermont this morning, but when we reached Woodstock and our destination, Barnard, most of the trees already were bare.
We did pick up some color along Royalton Turnpike Road off of Vermont 12. It’s another hidden gem with very little traffic and the potential for some excellent photographs.
The bad weather appears to be following us as today is overcast and cold. We are now sitting in front of a wood-burning fireplace in the Fan House, a charming B&B owned by Sara Widness and built in the 1840s.
If you plan on coming to New England for the foliage next year, check the summer weather. If it is a wet summer, the foliage peak season will probably be late (third week of October). If it’s a dry summer, peak season will more than likely be early (first week of October). Connecticut had a wet summer and peak season is still about five to nine days away. Vermont had a dry summer and the leaves peaked last week in most places.
We had an outstanding lunch at the famous Woodstock Inn. Albeit Nancy and I both loved our lunch, it’s a good town to stay away from at this time of year. Super crowded with tour-bus caravans hogging the streets. Just 10 miles up the road in Barnard, you can it the hidden gems and stay in a nice cozy B&B.
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