You've likely noticed some spotty color even around the Boston area and throughout southern New England, particularly in the low-lying areas. The best color right now is in the highest elevations of the Green and White Mountains as well as the northern crown of Maine.

Every fall, my family piled into our station wagon and set out from suburban Boston to view the foliage in northern New England. I still have a shoebox full of the home movies my father shot on those weekend outings;