The Fire in the Leaves

New England in autumn is not subtle — the forests turn red, then orange, then gold, then somehow all three at once. This short foliage loop doesn't need a complicated itinerary; the whole point is to move slowly and let the season happen around you. Vermont gives you the postcard small towns, New Hampshire gives you mountains, the Kancamagus Highway gives you the great road, and coastal Maine gives you the ocean — with one enormous forest putting on its annual fire show connecting all of it. A week you don't need a passport for, and don't have to earn with two weeks off.

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