With the tamaracks brightening to lemon yellow in the Northeast Kingdom and foliage at full color in the valleys of southern Vermont and along Lake Champlain, this year’s season still offers much to enjoy.

At higher elevations the under-story foliage in many places is just coming to peak even though the taller trees in the canopy have dropped their leaves. This second-stage foliage show offers a bright and close up backdrop for hikes on woodland trails and drives along country roads.