• Introduction
• 1. Aspen
• 2. The Catskills
• 3. Columbia River Gorge
• 4. Eastern Townships
• 5. Great Smoky Mountains
• 6. Lake of the Ozarks
• 7. Litchfield Hills
• 8. Lost Maples Natural Area
• 9. Ohio
• 10. Washington County

Ohio

Though the "Buckeye State’s” eponymous trees lose their leaves closer to summer’s end, Ohio suffers no shortage of scenery come fall, when foliage from numerous buckeye hybrid varieties (like “Autumn Splendor” and “Prairie Torch”) don hues of sharp scarlet and brilliant yellow. In all, some 125 species of hardwood trees (including sassafras, red maple, elm, and dogwood) add to the vivid display, with colors peaking just in time for Halloween. Add to that the bounty of the harvest season, with fields of corn, wheat, and barley spilling across acres of pastoral countryside in golden waves. For a bird’s-eye view of the kaleidoscopic landscape, soar above the treetops via hot-air balloon – or through them on a zip-line canopy tour in Hocking Hills. Alternatively, opt to drive along hundreds of miles of Ohio’s scenic byways, or simply relax under the shade of sycamores in picturesque Holmes County, home to the world’s largest Amish community.

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