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kznyc2k Oct 17, 2019 11:48 PM

Brattleboro, Vermont -- PEAK Fall Colors Edition
 
Not to get crazy in the title, but the fall foliage colors on display here were maybe the best I've seen... intense oranges and yellows in every direction.

So on Sunday my lady and I made a day trip up to my childhood hometown (lived there from ages 1-7) of Brattleboro, Vermont, a town that oozes New England charm from every corner and is known as a little hippy haven in the southeastern corner of Vermont, just across the Connecticut River from New Hampshire and about five miles from the border with Massachusetts.

Brattleboro has a very dense little downtown hemmed in by water and hills that's packed with shops, bookstores and restaurants, and it always finds a way to surprise me, this time in the form of all the traffic and people there to see the colors just like we were (plus it was a holiday weekend). I've never seen my little town so absolutely bursting with traffic, and although it was a bit chaotic, I'd certainly take that over finding it desolate and ignored--I didn't see even one retail vacancy in all of downtown.

So here we go, driving though central MA

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And now in town

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Quick trip across the bridge to New Hampshire, just once this Amtrak train moves...

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The Connecticut River

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And back into town

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Mount Wantastiquet frames the view to the east

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And now we move to the west side of town, looking back towards Wantastiquet

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Things get VERY leafy around here

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This is easily one of the best scenes I've ever seen

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ME WANT LIVE HERE

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And then my camera battery died and my backup battery was dead too oops :P

I hope you enjoyed this little tour! I know I sure did :cheers:

destroycreate Oct 18, 2019 12:53 AM

Beautiful collection of shots. They remind me of Seattle in the Fall, which is my favorite time of the year there (I know people don't associate Fall colors with the PNW, but it's actually incredibly vibrant there) and boy, I do miss this given I now live in Southern California where everything is brown 8 months out of the year.

jdcamb Oct 18, 2019 1:21 AM

My Old Boss from Toshiba lives there. If you see a elderly Japanese man riding a old Bridgestone touring bike around town, say hello to Toshi for me. Very cool post. Thanks. There is a road bike route from Keene to Brattleboro called Route 9 The Hardway. The descent into Brattleboro was crazy.

xzmattzx Oct 18, 2019 3:26 AM

Yes, that is one of the best scenes.

DetroitSky Oct 19, 2019 12:08 AM

Very picturesque. Nothing says "Vermont" like fall colors and sugarhouses.

kcexpress69 Oct 19, 2019 3:02 AM

Beautiful pictures!! :)

InTheBurbs Oct 19, 2019 4:34 AM

Nice pictures! Fall in New England is just amazing. I drove from Boston up through NH and VT going to Ottawa last weekend and even as far north as Ottawa the colors were incredible.

JMKeynes Oct 19, 2019 10:07 AM

New England is beautiful. :cheers:

TownGuy Oct 19, 2019 10:23 AM

Beautiful scenes!

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Originally Posted by InTheBurbs (Post 8721994)
Nice pictures! Fall in New England is just amazing. I drove from Boston up through NH and VT going to Ottawa last weekend and even as far north as Ottawa the colors were incredible.

Why wouldn't they be?

dktshb Oct 19, 2019 4:29 PM

Stunning pictures! Brattleboro looks like an amazing place.

ChrisLA Oct 19, 2019 8:42 PM

Beautiful, it takes my breath away.

BPKE Oct 19, 2019 9:36 PM

New England is beautiful!

FREKI Oct 19, 2019 11:56 PM

Lovely colours mate!

jdcamb Oct 19, 2019 11:59 PM

Toshi died last year sadly.

Shawn Oct 21, 2019 1:24 AM

Goddamn I love New England. Great pics as always guy, and thanks for sharing these over at ArchBoston!

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Originally Posted by TownGuy (Post 8722104)
Why wouldn't they be?

I’d presume Ottawa peaks later than mid New England. What’s the coverage like around Ottawa second week of October?

OhioGuy Oct 21, 2019 1:54 AM

Beautiful! :tup:

tdawg Oct 21, 2019 1:21 PM

Wow, lovely town and scenes. This is the best time of the year.

mrnyc Oct 21, 2019 6:01 PM

oh boy i was hoping for a thread like this -- beautiful!

JManc Oct 23, 2019 1:35 PM

Great pics. Love Brattleboro. Used to drive out there a few times a month. Great brew pub near bridge going into NH.

geomorph Dec 3, 2019 12:37 AM

I have yet to see anything approaching fall colors here in SoCal, so thank you for posting these!


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