State Foliage & Products

I got this idea from a post I read by SoulWeaver. I dedicate this thread to Galahad, who is anxiously waiting for me to produce it. He told me "you better make it", lol.. So here it is. The title is self-explanatory, I want you to post your state's foliage, and/ or products that your state is famous for. Here is a little taste of what Vermont is famous for:

our spectacular foliage...


Lake Elmore, Stowe, VT.



Ben & Jerry's ice cream..

Vermont Teddy Bear Company

Fort Ticonderoga..

Wow, blue_ladybug! That foliage is GORGEOUS!

yes, it is gorgeous.. Chittenden, VT..

I have officially added watching the VT foliage turn to my travel/bucket list!

yo, bluebug!

share a little credit for Fort Ti with NYS.

i mean, even wikipedia says it's there, and we all know wiki's never wrong.

I live in the County of Yorkshire in the UK. There isn't much in the way of trees, its mostly open fields, chocolate box villages and old castles and abbeys. Its known in the UK as God's own country but i'm not certain of the history of that, I don't think its because of God's presence, its probably more to do with the countryside. I live in the city but as the UK is only small compared to the USA, it is only a ten minute bus ride or drive before you reach the country side.

Anyway here are some views of Yorkshire if this works




Here are some views of the City of York which is an old Roman fortified wall city town founded in 71AD. Its really interesting for anyone who likes their history.






Here is a picture of Castle Howard I don't know if you get much UK TV in the USA but Brideshead revisited was filmed here.

New Hampshire Seacoast

Mount Washington Hotel (Mount Washington in the background!)

Miri and santuzza, these pics are great.. thank you.

Oh, and New Hampshire has some nice foliage as well!

This is about as pretty as it gets where I live. I'm sure other parts of Texas are nicer....but this is what I get to enjoy, haha.

Here is a place called Knaresborough which has lots of caves, rock formations and pretty walks. There is a famous cave here called mother Shiptons Cave which dates back to the 1600s. Also there is a petrifying well if anyone is interested in geology. Anything placed into the water turns to stone and various items have been placed in the flow of the water over the years to prove the point. I remember going here as a child with the school and we all dared each other to put our hands into the water!




This is Howarth where the Bronte sisters lived If you have not heard of them you probably know of Heathcliffe and Withering Heights. I use to go here with the church as we use to put on a visual presentation to tourists of the area and also witness to them and share a cup of tea.



This is the parsonage where the Bronte sisters lived.




There is loads more I could show you but if you Google Yorkshire, UK you will see lots more.

2014 foliage..

granite quarry in Graniteville, Vt. A guy threw someone off into this quarry in the 80's. They were still alive when they were thrown over. How awful.

Cabot cheddar cheese wheel..

Andover, VT...

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Vermont fall foliage..