In Vermont they call it “leaf peeping,” a phrase which is one-part awkward and one-part charming, as if the people doing the looking are catching nature in flagrante!

Technically they aren’t wrong as “in flagrante” translates from Latin to “in blazing.” I believe that the stately mountains of Vermont and its undulating forests in autumn are ablaze with colour, so, I have read. I have certainly seen magnificent yellows, some striking oranges and a little red here and there, but I am hoping that on our drive tomorrow through the winding, forested roads of the state, that I will experience and be able to capture the magnificent fall colour that this state is famed for.

They call those coming in from out-of-state to witness the vibrant colours of the autumn foliage “leaf peepers.”  I took this picture opposite a supermarket near where we are staying. The vibrancy of the colour is spectacular!

In chatting with a colleague at dinner tonight, I learned about Vermont’s famed covered bridges, who knew! I hope that I am unable to share a real-life picture with you tomorrow as if I am then we will have had to turn around or even worse unhook, turn around and find somewhere accessible to cross! 

The above is a borrowed picture from the internet. Covered bridges were built to ensure that in winter snow didn’t build-up on the bridge causing the bridge to collapse from the additional weight!