Peacham Vermont in Fall Colors
I looked out in my garden this morning and many, no, make that most of my flowers are fading away. The thing that catches my attention is the daylilies, and there are only one or two flowers left. To me, this is the signal for the end of summer.
This also has me looking over images of past years and wondering what this year in Fall Foliage will bring, (don’t we all?).
Exploring the Fall Colors of Peacham Vermont
Peacham is a sleepy little town in the Northeast Kingdom (NEK). There are many cottage industry businesses there, but there are only a couple of stores. One is the Peacham Cafe where you can pick up a sandwich but they have limited hours so if you get there too early or late, you will have to travel a bit to get a bite to eat. (As of 2012, the Peacham General Store is closed but 2 doors down is a deli.)
There are many hills and farm roads to explore so plan your time well. I keep coming back when I can, looking for those perfect fall colors and… Still looking!
The Peacham View
Go into “downtown” Peacham. Ok there is no “downtown,” but you will find a 4-way intersection with Baley Hazen Road coming in, and crossing it is Church St and Old Cemetery Rd. This is the only downtown for miles. Next, head up Church Street (a dirt road) and this takes you past city hall on one side of the road and of course the church on the other.
You are almost to the Peacham view. You can find this View by continuing up Church St to the firehouse (on the right) and there is a small parking area to the right of the building. You’ll be walking out into the field behind the firehouse and keep walking to the bottom of the hill to your left and turn around to face the church down the hill. There you have “The Peacham view”.
Other Peacham Views
If you travel up the road you will find the cemetery and anyone who knows me knows I love to wander through cemeteries and while I don’t find many great views IN the cemetery, there are many views to be seen from this cemetery of the surrounding farms.
And if you travel to the other side of the valley and look back at the church, you can get outstanding views like this one. (take Old Cemetery Rd and keep looking back) You’ll know when. **Note, you will need some long glass for this view (400mm).
This gives you some ideas of a few of the views available in Peacham Vermont. Needless to say, you may have found a few more of your own. Leave a note below and tell us about the view you found…
Happy foliage adventures!
Jeff Foliage Folger
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Hello Jeff,
This year I’ll be visiting New England. At sept 25th we arrive at Boston, where we gonna stay for 2 days. After that we’re going to the White Mountains, Adirondacks and after that we go to the state Michigan.
I want to know if you could tell me how far the folliage will be in the week of 9/25 – 10/3 in New England/Adirondacks. Because I read that the good weather may slow it down.
We’re comming from Amsterdam/The Netherlands, to see the spectacle of the Indian Summer in NorthEast USA. So I hope it will be a good week for us, to visit New England.
Thank you in advance for your answer.
goede dag!
Well the Indian summer comment (I think) may come from an article a year or two back (not really accurate) But between the 25th to the 3rd of October should be very nice around Sugar hill NH and over to Saint Johnsbury in Vermont and across to Burlington. From there you can drive down Route 7 and catch the ferry across to NY state. and I would stay on 73 or 86 near Lake Placid but I think if you stay more northerly you will be fine!`
Hi Jeff! I live in the NEK (West Charleston) near the Canadian Border. Give me a holler if you need any early foliage updates. I am 9 minutes from Lake Willoughby, Lake Salem, Echo Lake, Brownington Pond, etc. All my best, Patti P.
Hi Patti, I would love any updates you can offer. I work a fulltime job so I can only head north on my weekends. I can offer to share it on my New England Fall Foliage FB page if it’s just newsworthy. If it’s more artistic, then I will include it in my Wednesday article (must receive by Tuesday afternoon) and I will mention name and link to your website. Can’t currently offer more than that but I do have a good readership in Aug-Oct. Let me know what you think!
Eeek, another message missed. I am sorry, Jeff. I did not receive email response (must have left box unchecked). I found your comment by googling my name tonight (party girl on Saturday night!) and I am amazed at how much I’ve missed. I will be more vigilant in fall 2015! Thanks Jeff! Patti P
Hi Patti, Not a problem. It’s very hard to keep track of everything. Of this, I’m quite aware. I’m sitting here on a Saturday night watching TV… So I’m a big party person also. 🙂 If you have time visit my Fall foliage Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/NewEnglandFoliage and if you have time and a autumn report I would love to hear about it.