With 81 percent of its land cloaked in forest — some 34 billion trees — New England is the gold standard for glowing fall foliage. That's the good news for "leaf-peepers" in waiting. The bad? There ...

Autumn officially begins Sept. 22, and deciduous forests across the U.S. will soon burst into shades of gold, orange and red. Where and when the foliage will be most colorful depends on location, ...