Where can I see autumn colour in the United States?
You can find autumn colour in parks and woodlands, in the cities, countryside, and mountains – anywhere you find deciduous broadleaved trees, the ones that drop their leaves in the autumn. Nature’s autumn palette is painted on oaks, maples, beeches, sweetgums, yellow-poplars, dogwoods, hickories, and others. Your own neighborhood may be planted with special trees that were selected for their autumn colour. New England is rightly famous for the spectacular autumn colours painted on the trees of its mountains and countryside, but the Adirondack, Appalachian, Smoky, and Rocky Mountains are also clad with colourful displays. In the East, we can see the reds, oranges, golds, and bronzes of the mixed deciduous woodlands; in the West, we see the bright yellows of aspen stands and larches contrasting with the dark greens of the evergreen conifers. Many of the Forest Service’s 100 plus scenic byways were planned with autumn colour in mind. In 31 States you can drive on over 3,000 miles of sceni
