Top-left : Bennington Museum
Bottom-left : Colorful Fall , autumn trees in Vermont .
Top-right : Autumn in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts
Bottom-right : The small village of Granby , Massachusetts during peak autumn foliage season .
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• The state has 223 mountains over 2,000 feet in elevation .
• Vermont is the only one of the New England states that doesn ’ t border the sea .
• In the 1850s , only about 35 percent of Vermont ’ s land area was forest . Today , over 76 percent of the state is forestland .
• Vermont leads the U . S . in maple syrup production .
© istockphoto . com / Denis Jr . Tangney
Massachusetts
The Mohawk Trail meanders through 63 miles of New England ’ s finest foliage exhibition . Running east and west , Route 2 from Orange to North Adams blends views of the changing forest vegetation along with spectacles of the water kind . Rivers , waterfalls , and historic bridges are the ingredients that attract thousands of nature enthusiasts year round , but especially during the fall . The Deerfield River offers white water rafting and kayaking . Campgrounds on and around this route provide a diversity for the RVer . A stop at Historic Deerfield , The Norman Rockwell Museum , and in Shelburne Falls the Bridge of Flowers are worthy stops . The Bridge of Flowers hosts over 500 varieties of flowers , vines and shrubs garnish- ing a 400-foot span of what was a trolley bridge .
From south to north , Route 7 travels through the Berkshire Region of western Massachusetts . From Sheffield to Williamstown , the distance between the state ’ s upper and lower borders offers several state forests and parks . One of these is the October Mountain State Forest , the largest in Massachusetts , which features a campground with 47 campsites , perfect for pausing a few days to explore the vast forest . Pull the canoe off the tow vehicle and paddle the Housatonic River that is accessible near the campground .
Call 800-227-6277 for Massachusetts travel information .
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