My First Leaf Peeping

So that's what they call it here... when you go for a scenic drive during the Fall in New England to check out the fall leaves, it's called "leaf peeping". Seems a bit weird and almost like being called a "peeping Tom", but whatever. Matt and I went leaf peeping this past Saturday. We ended up spending the entire day out and about... driving through Connecticut, then Massachusetts, then Vermont and finally in New Hampshire. Some of the leaves were a bit "past prime", but still so beautiful. It's something everyone should see at least once!

We ended up at Dartmouth in Hanover, NH (where Matt did his residency). I've been there once before, but it was in April, so it was cold, overcast and not nearly the same. We had PERFECT fall weather... about 70 degrees, no clouds, just perfect. We spent part of the day in Hanover and walked around (Yale was actually playing Dartmouth in football, and won!) Then Matt just drove us all over the place... where ever we felt like going.

We also went apple picking. Another New England Fall tradition. It was actually pretty cool. We went to this orchard where they had "regular" apples that you know, but also had an orchard of heirloom apple trees. They had combined 2 or 3 types of apples into one tree. You just pick an apple off the tree, take a bit, and if you like it, you keep it and if you don't, you drop it on the ground! Very strange, but a lot of fun. And so cheap at only $0.90 per lb! We ended up with about 10 lbs of apples, some of which we plan on trying to turn into apple pie this weekend!

It was a great day. The pictures below really don't do the colors justice, but I hope you enjoy. You really should try to see them in person some day if you can!