The Turning

The trees at Cedarwood Hideaway are turning with a stunning display of color. Though the days are shortening, and I always miss the seemingly infinite sunshine of mid-summer, autumn is truly becoming my favorite season. There is a sweet smell of earth unlike that in any other season as plants and trees wind down. Bugs (especially mosquitoes) are nowhere to be found, and it’s easy to navigate as ground cover thins. Yesterday, I braved the Blue Trail to see what conditions were like, and it was still pretty wet in the middle, but once through the soggy parts, the forest was dappled with a brilliant glow from the yellow aspens and reddening maples. And everywhere, the ochre fingers reach out for me. I climb over tree roots that crawl across the forest floor as they reproduce and communicate through a network of amazing twining shoots. Emerging from the trail, I return to the sugar maple in the yard which appears to be ablaze. Now is the time to catch the season before both leaves and temperatures drop. But don’t worry if you have to book a little later, winter is also magical in the forest surrounding Cedarwood Hideaway.