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

(15 Oct 2024) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4525876 RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Billerica, Massachusetts – 11 October 2024 1. Aerial tracking shot of fall foliage colors ASSOCIATED PRESS Meredith, New Hampshire – 3 October 2024 2. Still of Lake Waukewan ASSOCIATED PRESS Meredith, New Hampshire – 2 October 2024 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Vicky Boesch, Leaf Peeper: ++COVERED++ "I'm retired and I'm on a bus trip from Indiana – Fort Wayne, Indiana – with my sisters, actually. And we came out to the Northeast to see the beautiful foliage and the colorful leaves." 4. Colorful foliage 5. Various of Vicki Boesch and other tourists in Meredith 6. Various of fall foliage 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Vicky Boesch, Leaf Peeper: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "And then we drove through Vermont and the leaves were very pretty on the mountains because the sun was out yesterday. And so that makes them pop more, the color pop more. And we're spending three days in New Hampshire in this area. And three ... we're going to move on to Maine for three nights before we head back." ASSOCIATED PRESS Waitsfield, Vermont – 8 October 2024 8. Various of fall foliage ASSOCIATED PRESS Campton, New Hampshire – 6 October 2024 9. Stills, various of fall foliage on the banks of Perch Pond ASSOCIATED PRESS Camden, Maine – 6 October 2024 10. Fall foliage around Camden Harbor ASSOCIATED PRESS Meredith, New Hampshire – 2 October 2024 11. Various of Lake Winnipesauke Scenic Rail Road train carrying leaf peepers 12. SOUNDBITE (English) Gordon Cochran, Leaf Peeper: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ "I just got off this train here and I had a beautiful ride with it. It was nice and comfortable and it was nice ride." 13. Various of leaf peepers getting out of the scenic train 14. SOUNDBITE (English) Gordon Cochran, Leaf Peeper: ++COVERED++ “We enjoyed it. We’ve come up here before and, you know, went up into the mountains and stuff like that and watched it when it had good color. It is beautiful. It’s … we don’t have that in Iowa.” 15. Medium of scenic train ASSOCIATED PRESS Billerica, Massachusetts – 11 October 2024 16. Various aerial shots of fall foliage colors ASSOCIATED PRESS Meredith, New Hampshire – 2 October 2024 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Teddy Willey, Frog Rock Tavern: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++ “Leaf peeping is one of the most accessible tourism things that you can do. m things that you can do. You don’t have to have the athleticism to be a hiker, you don’t have to have the money to own a boat or any other type of equipment. You just need to be able to get into a vehicle or on a bus or a van and be able to head north.” ASSOCIATED PRESS Meredith, New Hampshire – 2 October 2024 18. Fall foliage colors 19. Various of landscaper blowing fallen leaves 20. SOUNDBITE (English) Teddy Willey, Frog Rock Tavern: ++COVERED++ “I grew up here so I think you lose … it loses its luster a little bit. But don’t get me wrong. There’s definitely those moments when I’m, like, it will happen in the next couple of weeks when I will be driving somewhere around the (New England) Lakes Region and all of a sudden you’re, like, ‘you know what, there’s a reason why people come here and there’s a reason I live here. This is … it really is quite beautiful.’” ASSOCIATED PRESS Billerica, Massachusetts – 11 October 2024 21. Various aerial shots of fall foliage colors STORYLINE: It’s fall in New England. The nights are cool, acorns are bombarding the unwary, and leaves are turning brilliant hues of red, orange and bronze. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...