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Vermont Fall Colors | Hidden Foliage

Photographer Sara Gray captures Vermont fall colors in some of the state’s lesser-known (though no less beautiful) autumn towns.

By Heather Marcus

Aug 24 2017

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Brilliant foliage surrounds a gingerbread trim home in Brandon, Vermont.

Photo Credit : Sara Gray

Every year in September and October, Vermont attracts visitors from all over the world looking to experience its legendary fall foliage. The changing colors are everywhere, from the hills and mountains to the shores of  lakes and ponds, and in both bigger towns and sleepy villages.

Dawn at Amherst Lake in Plymouth, Vermont.
Dawn on Amherst Lake in Plymouth, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray

Planning a trip to Vermont this autumn? Be sure to visit NewEnglandFoliage.com for weekly fall foliage forecasts and reports, as well as our live peak-foliage map and everything else you need to get the most out of your fall adventure.

For Yankee’s September/October 2017 feature “Hidden Gold,” longtime contributing photographer Sara Gray spent two years capturing Vermont fall colors in some of the state’s lesser-known (though no less beautiful) autumn towns. We’ve put together a bonus collection of her images below, spotlighting the small-town beauty of the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, the rolling landscape of the Kingdom Trails, the quirky Dog Chapel in St. Johnsbury, and more.

VERMONT FALL COLORS | HIDDEN GOLD

Interior at The Coolidge Homestead in Plymouth Notch, Vermont.
Interior at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, Vermont, which preserves the boyhood home and village of the 30th U.S. president.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Classic architecture and autumn foliage at its peak at The Calvin Coolidge Homestead in the village of Plymouth Notch, Vermont.
Classic architecture and rich autumn color in Plymouth Notch.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Vintage gas pump outside The Florence Cilley General Store onto grounds of The Coolidge Homestead, Plymouth Notch, Vermont.
A vintage gas pump outside the Florence Cilley General Store in Plymouth Notch.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Sunset views from atop Mount Ascutney in Windsor County, Vermont.
Sunset views from atop Mount Ascutney in Windsor County, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Darling Hill Road, Lyndonville, Vermont.
A country road along Darling Hill in Lyndonville, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Mountain biking in Lyndonville, Vermont off of Darling Hill Road on the Kingdom Trails network.
Mountain biking on the Kingdom Trails network in Lyndonville.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Barn and Silo at Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville, Vermont.
A barn and silo at the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Covered bridge over Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont.
A covered bridge over the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
The funky Cafe Provence truck in front of the French bakery in downtown Brandon, Vermont.
The funky Café Provence truck in front of its namesake French bakery in downtown Brandon, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Brilliant foliage surrounds a gingerbread trim home in Brandon, Vermont.
Brilliant foliage frames a gingerbread-trimmed home in Brandon.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Hand carved pews by the late artist Stephen Huneck inside the Dog Chapel on Dog Mountain In St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Handcarved pews by the late artist Stephen Huneck inside the Dog Chapel at Dog Mountain in St. Johnsbury, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray
Autumn foliage colors the Green Mountains in Stowe, Vermont.
A carpet of autumn color across the Green Mountains in Stowe, Vermont.
Photo Credit : Sara Gray

Do you look forward to the Vermont fall colors every year?

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