Watch the leaves change colors in Vermont

“I had a fantastic trip through the Mad River Valley area, spent hours Groton State Forest in the late afternoon where I did some drawings at Boulder Beach, stopped to take pictures of the mist on Echo Lake, checked out Jamaica state park, and drove home through Townshend where I pulled over to paint at the Townshend Lake Day Use area. Vermont is so beautiful and clean. The air smells delicious. It became more of a scouting trip than a painting trip, though. I ended up driving around more than I planned because so many restaurants, general stores, taverns, etc. were closed, even if their hours were listed as open. I ended up lurking around Montpelier where I knew I could find a hot meal, LOL. [...] But overall it was a blast. The Mad River Valley had the most intense color. Two days was not enough time.”