Leaf-peepers are flocking to see New England’s brilliant fall colors

Associated Press

MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — New England leaf-watching season is in full swing, with people from as far as Florida and Berlin flocking to the region for scenic hikes, drives, train rides and bus tours to soak in the splendid hues of red, orange and bronze. With quaint towns and covered bridges scattered through swaths of changing forest, the rural Northeast provides an ideal setting to view nature’s annual show. Teddy Willey, the general manager of the Frog Rock Tavern in Meredith, New Hampshire, says leaf-peeping, as the locals call it, is one of the most accessible things tourists can do. They need only to head to the region and “take it all in.”