2 week Fall Foliage Trip, need help!

Hi,

I am planning on a 2 week trip in 2007 to see the fall foliage and the rest that New England has to offer. I am not sure what weeks to plan or what states and places to go to. Also not sure what all we can cram into two weeks. I need to at least get a starting point so any and all help would be greatly appreciated. It will just be my husband and I. We are late 30%26#39;s and like to take pictures, hike, sightsee, and eat good food!

Thanks!

2 week Fall Foliage Trip, need help!

I%26#39;d check out some of the foliage websites right now so you can get an idea of when peak season occurs in the various NE areas. This, of course, can shift a bit from year to year, depending on the weather, but it should give you some idea of where to book places to stay. Two sites to visit are the Foliage Network and Yankee Magazine%26#39;s Yankee Foliage. Once suggestion from personal experience is the southern New Hampshire Mount Manadnock area, usually around the first weekend in October for some gorgeous color.

2 week Fall Foliage Trip, need help!

I think I misspelled it -- Mount Monadnock --it%26#39;s in Jaffrey, NH.

Better get hopping! I just drove through southern mass and the leaves are already turning. If you want to hit Providence, stay at Hotel Dolce Villa on Federal hill, which is a bustling Italian neighborhood. Its in a great area, close to newport and other scenic areas. Also, corn field mazes, orchards and the like.

Hey, these folks are talking about cramming as much as they can into a two week New England foliage tour. When I think foliage in New England, sorry, but I%26#39;m not thinking Providence.

Thanks for all of the great information!

I would plan on coming late September to early October. Usually by Columbus day, the foliage is nearing the end. We live in Connecticut, but my favorite place to be in the fall is New Hampshire. If you love to hike and see beautiful mountain scenery, you must go visit the White Mountains in NH. Try Jackson, NH for great Inns and some wonderful dining. Also. the Portsmouth area (Seacoast) is lovely. While there you can stay at the Wentworth by the Sea in New Castle, NH. Amazing! I would visit Boston for at least a couple of days. Go to the North End for great Italian food and walk the freedom trial. Have a wonderful time!

Here%26#39;s the problem- even for those of us who live here: we really don%26#39;t know in advance when the leaves will peak. It depends on how fast summer came, how wet is was in early summer, how early the cool weather starts and how much rain we get in Oct (a strong and windy rain will blow off a proportion of the leaves.) I say best bet is 2nd-3rd week of October. Plan on going to the higher elevations. ';I love RI'; is right- check the foliage sites to see how this year went. Last weekend, Yankeefoliage.com showed pockets of near-peak (not peak) in the easily accessible areas of NH and VT. The Berkshires area of western MA was a level down from that.

Go to NH and VT- because, even if you don%26#39;t pick the exact super-best week, you will see someof the famous foliage and the individual historic towns are a delight, with their colonial homes, churches, inns, barns, bridges, etc. The flatter/lower/coastal areas of New England will have gorgeous individual trees or groves, but you won%26#39;t get the vistas.

We went leaf-peeping last Sunday, along the ';scenic route'; from Pomfret CT to Brooklyn CT (is it Rt 169? ) We saw some gorgeous trees, but the fun was driving past so many old homes.

Also yes, you can cram a lot into two weeks. Think about flying into Boston- see a few things there, then drive the turnpike out to the Berkshires (Lenox, Lee, Sturbridge.) Then, wend your way up into VT and NH.