Colorful New England Fall Foliage – 2020
During this October, we took a trip to New England to visit family and tour the area to view the colorful fall foliage. And it didn’t disappoint us! The trees and shrubs in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine were full of brilliant yellow and red colors. At times, if felt like we were traveling through a golden corridor of trees. It is difficult to select a few photos for this post. Additional photos can be viewed by going to the gallery associated with this post.
Our destination for this trip was the White Mountains of New Hampshire and a cog rail ride up Mt. Washington — the highest peak in the eastern states. However, I’ll save most of those photos for later.
First we started our New England tour by visiting Boston and touring Mount Auburn Cemetery. Established in 1831, it is known as the first rural garden and cemetery in the United States.
Who would think that a cemetery might be a good place to visit to see colorful fall foliage? Well, we took plenty of snapshots of colorful trees here. Located on 170 acres of gentle rolling hills in the Boston area with over 10 miles of roads, 5,500 hundred trees and thousands of varieties of trees and shrubs, it made a fascinating stop on our tour of New England. Many prominent Bostonians are buried here and a person could spend hours exploring tombstones and historical connections.
This angel and cherub appear to be looking down and watching us. No coincidence as to how they were positioned!
Here, the golden leaves of these trees are a striking contrast to the trunk.
Along the 10 miles of roads, full of hikers and walkers, we came across this interesting tombstone.
And Bigelow Chapel was nestled in among all the winding roads, hills and trees. It is made in the Gothic Revival style of Quincy granite and was designed by Dr. Jacob Bigelow, one of the founders of Mount Auburn in the mid-1800s. The chapel can seat up to 75 guests.
Next, we headed to the suburbs of Boston for a hike at a local park near Sudbury. I am always fascinated with the stone hedges — since this stones are a rare commodity in Louisiana.
The trees made interesting shadows on the ground.
Next, we headed to New Hampshire. It had snowed the previous day — making an interesting contract of snow and autumn leaves.
Some of the most visual images were from this area.
I loved the mountainous highway and stream which flowed along it.
Our last stop was in Mane along the Atlantic coast. We ate lunch at a “farm to table” cafe which was located on the premises of Wolfe’s Neck Farm, a non-profit sustainable coastal farm. Here we sampled Lobster Rolls, Lentil Shepard Pie and Fried Apple Hand Pies. Well, I loved the apple dessert and returned home to try to make a few of these myself.
Our last stop was at Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, a public recreation area located on Casco Bay on the southeastern side of Freeport, Maine. The park is the site of an island for endangered birds, Osprey, can be observed nesting on Googins Island, which lies just off shore. The park takes its name from Henry and Rachel Woolfe. They were first permanent European settlers who took up residence in 1733 in this area of Maine.
Although the osprey have migrated South for the winter, we were treated to an eagle which landed in the tree above it.
Although it had a gigantic wing span when it flew, it was quite camouflaged above us it the tree. Can you see it? We enjoyed watching the eagle and other birds and hiking along the trails of the park.
All told, we had a relaxing and enjoyable visit to New England. And it snowed in Boston the week after we came; so we timed our visit exactly! Great views and family.
