Monadnock Region Foliage Peaks!

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OCTOBER 12, 2009 7:00AM

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Fall foliage color is at its peak on this Columbus Day Weekend in New Hampshire. Here in the Monadnock Region in the southwestern part of the state, we have amazing displays of gold, orange, red and yellow.

Above the treeline, the 3,165 foot (965 meter) granite visage
of Mt. Monadnock watches the seasons change.

Thank goodness I didn't crash into any stalled leaf peepers while I was on this photo jaunt.

A lone maple tree with golden yellow leaves, tinged with brilliant red.

The leaves on this maple in Keene, New Hampshire's
Ashuelot River Park are almost solid red.

A view from a marshland in Keene showing the crazy-quilt color
of a hillside in the near distance.

The waterfall in Ashuelot River Park. (Just for you, Bill S.!)

Swirling water and fallen leaves at the base of the waterfall.

Another golden and red maple, this one with a split trunk.

Ferns in my backyard take on a range of delicate color all their own
and keep their distinctive shapes.

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These are nice, Style. I particularly like that "Pallette along the Highway" one. Each kind of tree has its own distinct color, it was once noted, so that God can take inventory.

Rich Banks

October 12, 2009 07:08 AM

Thanks, Rich. The color was amazing when I took these, especially when the sun lit up the trees like some kind of inner light. My, aren't we philosophical for a Monday morning!

CoyoteOldStyle

October 12, 2009 07:30 AM

You have great eye for this kind of thing. I think these really capture the New England foliage experience.

Kent Pitman

October 12, 2009 07:49 AM

Thanks, Kent. I think if New England ever wanted an ambassador I'd leap at the chance to apply for the job. I love sharing my surroundings with people.

CoyoteOldStyle

October 12, 2009 08:02 AM

gorgeous... reminds me of here...

Brian B

October 12, 2009 08:13 AM

You have ferns in your back yard!!! COOL!!! Beautiful. I can hear that water run, too.

b Koscelny

October 12, 2009 08:20 AM

Stunning beauty! Fall foliage is one of the main things I miss about living up north. Thanks to you and the others for posting these. They are magnificent!

Michael Rodgers

October 12, 2009 09:08 AM

Hey Brian, thanks. Unlike you, we haven't had snow yet, but we did get a frost last night.

Yeah, Brenda, there's a big patch of ferns where most people would put a garden. They're beautiful all times of the year. Well, maybe not under snow in winter.

Michael, it's disconcerting for me when I visit parts of the country that don't have the turn of seasons like we do. The change is good for us, I think.

CoyoteOldStyle

October 12, 2009 09:40 AM

By the way, everybody, I have electricians in my house this morning updating recepticles that are original, i.e. they're from the 1950s. So if I'm not on the ball responding to you, it's because I'm offline so they don't get bit!

CoyoteOldStyle

October 12, 2009 10:01 AM

Great pictures--and thank you for noticing, and capturing for us, the lovely ferns! That's an unusual sight.

AtHomePilgrim

October 12, 2009 11:26 AM

Just gorgeous. You have such a good eye for capturing the sense of things.

Owl_Says_Who

October 12, 2009 11:27 AM

Thank you, Pilgrim. The ferns are fascinating. Some get brown like these and others, usually under the forest canopy get almost white.

Owl, thank you kindly. I'm happy that I can share what I see.

CoyoteOldStyle

October 12, 2009 12:29 PM

Thanks for the waterfall. :-D

Great color in them thar hills. We are just now starting to lose it, the breezy rainy weather is beginning to take its toll on the leaves in central Vermont. I was out Sunday with my daughter taking pics, and it was still nice but you could see spots where the trees that had already turned were getting pretty bare.

Lovely shots, Nancy. Looks like we won't be getting down to West Leb until this coming weekend, I have to go by the boss's schedule. Will let you know if it seems imminent. :-D

Rated.

Bill S.

October 12, 2009 12:47 PM

Hey, Bill! Yeah, seems like the color is already starting to get a bit dull in places. There's a maple in my neighbor's backyard that just keeps getting more beautiful, though. And yes, please let me know when you're venturing outta the hinterlands!

CoyoteOldStyle

October 12, 2009 02:15 PM

thanks, Coyote, these are lovely and bring back childhood memories

Roy Jimenez

October 12, 2009 04:03 PM

You know, Roy, I was just thinking that yesterday when I got home and was walking through the first of the leaves to fall that it was like being a child again crunching through the colorful leaves. Thanks for joining me!

CoyoteOldStyle

October 12, 2009 07:23 PM

Gorgeous!!! I particularly liked the ferns...I took a couple shots of ours, but they are not peaking yet. I will keep up on it.

We have a beautiful lookout which I am doing a Panoramic shot of weekly. It will be great if I am able to upload - we will see.

Thanks to you and Bill for the inspiration ... East to West Fall is my favorite time of year.

Kate Bishop

October 13, 2009 01:09 AM

Thanks, Kate. If I can today (trying to guess the electrians' schedule is not easy) I'll post the other fern photos I have. They're really quite different from the trees in the way they turn color.

CoyoteOldStyle

October 13, 2009 09:39 AM

Gorgeous! I know the Monadnock region well, and you've captured it at it's best. My uncle just emailed me some pics he took over the weekend and it looks like, from the angle of Mt. Monadnock shown here, you and he were shooting from the same general area. Talk about a small world!