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Yeah, I am just trying to point out the stereotype of New England and fall foliage.
All my life I have experienced spectacular fall foliage of my own in Upstate New York as well as Pennsylvania and New Jersey, so it's puzzling to me why New England is the one that gets all the credit.
I love Vermont and New Hampshire. I had been before but I was younger so I took time out to see it on a trip last year. Massachusetts is no different than your usual drive down I-95. So is Connecticut and Rhode Island, but the biggest difference is those are coastal locations. They aren't noted for their mountain ranges. Your usual Northeastern deciduous trees.
But a state like Pennsylvania or Virginia, that has the colonial history, small towns and fall foliage/mountains not getting it's due is outrageous. You don't need to go to New England to get it.
One thing that seperates the North East foliage from other areas is the number of sugar maples. Those trees are the ones that have the bright red and crimson colors, some even a purple-ish color.
One thing that seperates the North East foliage from other areas is the number of sugar maples. Those trees are the ones that have the bright red and crimson colors, some even a purple-ish color.
There are sugar maples galore across the Upper Midwestern states. According to Wikipedia, they're endemic basically everywhere in the northeastern quarter of the country.
New England has the brightest colors. The Falls are spectacular. I haven't seen any place that compares across the US.
As far as Upstate NY, it depends on who you ask. I always considered the area along the Vermont and Mass border part of New England.
as much of a Midwest homer that I am, this is undeniably true that the best color is produced by the sugar maples and the fact is the the upper New England states have the greatest concentration of these trees anywhere in the world. There is a reason that all that yummy maple syrup comes from there. You have to see it to believe it as pictures just don't do it justice as compared to seeing it in person. Not to mention that they do fall festivals and decorating better than anywhere else and have the greatest concentration of covered bridges and church steeples poking up through those vibrant canopies. Hundreds of farms and B & Bs tucked in among the rolling hills and 2-lane highways. Then you have the coastal areas with the fishing villages and lighthouses. No not the only area with fall foliage (or maples) but definitely the best.
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