A good part of the previous year was spent exploring Northern America, especially the USA. One of my favourite parts was definitely watching the trees turn into a shade of gold as fall peaked.
We chose to go Vermont to chase the foliage, and I'm glad we did. Vermont is no doubt, one of the prettiest places I've been to in the States. At its peak, the state was covered in shades of yellow, red, orange and gold, while made it look too much like a painting.
One of my favourite activities within Vermont was to go on the
Burlington Bike Trail. It leads you along Lake Champlain (which is gorgeous!) and into parts of the forest. You can also choose to follow the trail all around Vermont. I've known of people who have done a 6 hour ride, travelling up and down parts of the state.
You can rent bikes from
Local Motion, highly advisable since it's located right next to the bike trail. However, since it was closed that day, we had no choice but to rent from somewhere else.
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| Lake Champlain |
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| Park along Lake Champlain |
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| Moving away from Lake Champlain, nearer to a little forest (: |
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| Forest area along the bike trail, where fall was still at its peak |
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| Same as above |
As you can see, the bike trail is very nicely paved. The ride was smooth and the view was simply breathtaking. Personally, I think the photos don't quite do the place justice.
If you are intending to chase foliage in Vermont, here are just some tools I used to help me plan when to go.
- Vermont Fall Foliage Report
- Personally, I liked the foliage map they have, which is updated weekly during the fall season (I think). It helps you to target the town/city to go to to catch the peak.
- Vermont Fall Foliage Facebook Page
- The Facebook page offers a real time update on the foliage scenes within the state. During the peak, pictures were uploaded almost hourly. This can help you to target the exact landmark to visit, highways to drive along etc.
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