Fall foliage 2021

Foliage shots from our readers

It's hard to beat autumn in Vermont and just as tourists from seemingly everywhere flock here to take in the colors, the crisp air, the apples, pumpkins and craft fairs, locals appreciate the show nature puts on as we go about our daily routines. 

Many thanks to all of the readers who sent in their snapshots from their hikes and bike rides, their front porches and backyards. It's not over quite yet - enjoy these final days before all the color is crunching underfoot. 

The Waterbury Reservoir peeks out in this view from Sunset Drive in Waterbury Center. Photo by Andrea Barber

Camel's Hump towers over the view from Sunset Drive in Waterbury Center. Photo by Andrea Barber

Foliage along the shore of the Waterbury Reservoir shot by Diane Gildea.

Becky Blackman of Duxbury sent in shots she captured on her daily walks including this detail of one of the leading stars of autumn in Vermont: red maple leaves.

Fall colors light up beside this sugar shack on Ring Road. Photo by Dennis Plante

Sometimes looking down is as interesting as looking up. Photo by Becky Blackman

Michael Paddock's bike ride took him by the Davis Farm on Kneeland Flats where the cows have a particularly nice view.

Golden leaves still on branches and on the ground frame this glimpse of part of the old State Complex. Photo by Becky Blackman

Becky Blackman of Duxbury got this shot of the cornfield by the Winooski River.

Michael Paddock took a moment during a bike ride to remember this scene at the Waterbury Reservoir.

Ten-year-old Noah Burbank of Elmore composed this on his phone at a pond in Zack Woods in Hyde Park. Submitted by his grandmother Robin Spitzer who works in Waterbury.

Marlene Wurtzbacher enjoys the colors during the potato harvest in Williamstown.

These earthtones are just that. Potato harvest in Williamstown by Marlene Wurtzbacher.

No filters. Just a perfect autumn day at the Waterbury Reservoir. Photo by Michael Paddock

Crystal clear looking out towards Camel's Hump from Ring Road. Photo by Nicole Grenier

Crystal clear looking out towards Camel's Hump from Ring Road. Photo by Nicole Grenier

Mother Nature turns on the fireworks. Photo by Nicole Grenier

Michael Erwin says he likes watching the maples by the caboose camp on Hough Road turn each year.

This closeup by Nancy Patterson offers color and texture.

Exploring in Groton State Forest, Steve Lotspeich checked out this view of Kettle Pond from Owl's Head Mountain. Camel's Hump is on the far horizon.

Lee-Anne Martel Martin from Moretown stopped to document the maples along the Crossett Brook Middle School driveway as they slowly reveal their fall color.

When leaf-peeping is your job

If the past few weeks - and weekends especially - have felt … well, crowded at times, it’s because it’s been pretty crowded out there. Getting on and off Interstate 89 in Waterbury and then getting around town and to and from Stowe in particular has been a challenge. If you’re not in a hurry, it’s not a big deal. And if you know the backroads, you likely were treated to some gorgeous scenes. 

No one likely knows this better than photographer Gordon Miller who every day is out chasing assignments for Waterbury Roundabout, the Stowe Reporter, and the Morrisville News & Citizen. Gordon has been in practically every leaf-peeper traffic jam in the area lately. (See this glimpse from The Stowe Reporter earlier this month.) 

Yet while he’s documented the slowdowns, he also caught plenty of unique shots, too.

They don't get much newer than this. Photo by Gordon Miller

A new addition arrived at the Woodruff Farm on Perry Hill recently. Hereford cow Red Sox had her not-yet-named calf on Oct.8; the little guy is a hereford-angus mix. Red Sox wasn't shy about telling a photographer to get mooooving and let her and baby relax. Photo by Gordon Miller

The view from the Woodruff farm on Perry Hill recently. Photo by Gordon Miller

A look down Park Row finds color along the street and beyond on the hills in Duxbury. Photo by Gordon Miller

Someone remembers to mark the season at a special gravesite in Hope Cemetery. Photo by Gordon Miller

Don't even try to get out of your driveway until the leaves all fall off. Photo by Gordon Miller

Slow going in the Waterbury roundabout. Photo by Gordon Miller

Welcome to Waterbury. Take your time. Photo by Gordon Miller

It doesn't matter which way you point your phone. Photo by Gordon Miller

These painters find a quiet spot to create some art in the autumn sunshine on Perry Hill. Photo by Gordon Miller

Bikers mirror the landscape on a ride along Guptil Road in Waterbury Center. Photo by Gordon Miller