The promise of colors to come is evident along the edges of the road. I had expected to have to drive into the woods to see a mix of colors like this, but there it was right next to a busy highway.

 
At one point there was a rest stop along the highway which overed a view over a valley with startling colors.

 
One traveller had chosen to enjoy the view from the rest stop in style. A folding chair, a good book, and a spectaculr view with almost nobody around to disturb the peace.

 
After a leisurely drive, we make it to Woodstock and enter the busibness center of the village.

 
The main street takes us past the local Masonic Temple - apparently this building started out life as a church.

 
The staned-glass windows in this building have been adapted to reflect the icons of the new tenant.

 
The central business district is formed on three roads that form a triangle - two long sides and a short side. At the apex of the long sides stands this memorial to "The Fallen of Bethel and Appomattox".

 
The main shopping street crosses a bridge over an old mill stream - right in the heart of the restaurant area.

 
Advertising at a local store - these are not real, they are mannequins that effectively draw the attention of the passer-by.

 
Enjoying a hot beverage inside a coffee shop - the view through the window reminds us of the season.

 
Our Motel is 10 minutes stroll from downtown - it fronts onto a river that hosts geese, and on the other side lies a farm that functions as a museum. They too have their share of trees lit up.

 
A stroll along the river bank - I notice this wasp (hornet?) who appears to be actively foraging even this late in the season.

 
At the end of one of the two longer legs of the downtown triangle lies this church, classic in form and color for this part of the world.

 
Just a few minutes drive from downtown lies the Sugarbush Farm - open to tourists who can wander the grounds and see how maple syrup is produced. On our way there we pass this watering hole.

 
Old barn at the Sugarbush farm. A new one has been built to house the maple syrup operation, but this one caught my eye.

 
At a corner of the barn, one can see how building foundations were once constructed. Granite is plentifull in these parts.

 
Boiling down the maple sap to concentrate it into syrup takes a lot of firewood. Luckily there is plenty to be had on the farm - the colors in the woods are breathtaking.

 
The farm is a family operation. Here the two daughters of the farm's founder work to package the cheese for sale that is produced by the farm's dairy herd.

 
Scene along the river on the way back into town from the farm.

 
To get back to the main road into town, we have to cross over the river - an iconic covered bridge

 
Interior structure of the wooden bridge.