Fall colors 2013

Fall leaves hang on a tree on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 in East Montpelier, Vt.

Autumn has brought an explosion of changing colors to the landscape.

New Hampshire

The Presidential Range is seen from Hart's Location, N.H., as leaves begin to change color in the White Mountain National Forest, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013.

Germany

The leaves of autumn are seen in Potsdam, Germany, on September 19, 2013.

North Carolina

AP Photo/Grandfather Mountain, Skip Sickler

Changing leaves provide a frame for the Linville River above Linville Falls in Linville, N.C., Oct. 19, 2013. While colors in the northern, higher elevations of South Carolina are still emerging, trees are exploding with color at the upper elevations in western North Carolina.

Pennsylvania

AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Andrew Krech

A female Common Merganser cruises past the fall foliage after taking off from the Susquehanna River in Meshoppen, Pa., Tuesday, October 15, 2013.

Washington State

Gunnar Orr, 6, helps his neighbor rake colorful maple leaves up in his Bremerton, Wash., neighborhood on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. He said he can't wait until there is a pile in which to jump.

Montana

A view of fall colors against the backdrop of the mountains in Glacier National Park, as seen from the North Fork Road south of Polebridge, Mont., on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.

Connecticut

In this Oct. 3, 2013 photo, horses graze in a field off Route 82 in Salem, Conn., as the leaves begin to show fall colors.

Ohio

A cyclist pedals past colorful fall foliage in the Cleveland Metroparks reservation in North Olmsted, Ohio, on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013.

New Hampshire

An early morning frost covers the foliage of changing leaves at the base of Mount Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013 in Bretton Woods, N.H.

Wisconsin

Four people ride the chair lift during the last day of the Comet Sky Rides at the Granite Peak Ski Area in Wausau, Wis., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013. Hundreds rode up to the top of Rib Mountain to take advantage of viewing peak fall colors in north-central Wisconsin.

New York

Randy Thurston of San Jose, Calif., takes in the fall foliage while hiking with family and friends along the Indian Ladder Trail at Thacher State Park on Friday, Oct. 18, 2013, in Voorheesville, N.Y. The park is situated on the Helderberg Escarpment and provides panoramic views of the Hudson and Mohawk Valleys as well as the Adirondacks and the Green Mountains of Vermont.

California

Merced is shown winding through Yosemite Valley while fall colors begin to turn as visitors are allowed back into Yosemite National Park, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013 after the government shutdown had caused it to close.

Oregon

A pedestrian is surrounded by a colorful palette of fall colors in Portland, Ore., Friday, Oct. 18, 2013.

Germany

A ladybug crawls over an autumn-colored leaf on October 12, 2013 in Irsee, southern Germany.

United Kingdom

Rain falls on autumnal leaves at Tatton Park on October 21, 2013 in Knutsford, United Kingdom. The mild weather in the United Kingdom has delayed Autumn by up to two weeks, according to statistics by The Woodland Trust.

United Kingdom

Japanese maple leaves turn an autumnal red at Tatton Park on October 21, 2013 in Knutsford, United Kingdom.

United Kingdom

Specimen trees begin to take on autumnal colors at a tree plantation in the Cheshire countryside, October 21, 2013 in Knutsford, United Kingdom. The mild weather in the U.K. has delayed Autumn by up to two weeks, according to statistics by The Woodland Trust, with Autumn tints finally appearing on ash, elder, oak and horse chestnut.

United Kingdom

Early-morning sunshine lights autumn leaves on October 24, 2013 in London, England.

Indiana

AP Photo/The LaPorte Herald-Argus, Bob Wellinski

A light snow mixes in with autumn's bold colors Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 in La Porte, Ind. The warm ground didn't allow the season's first snow to stick.

Pennsylvania

AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Mark Moran

Fall colors start to diminish at Frances Slocum State Park, Wyoming, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013.

Washington, D.C.

Jill Atogwe takes a picture of the freshly-fallen leaves October 30, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Fall foliage in the Washington area is almost at full peak with unseasonably mild temperatures.

Kansas

A windmill stands among trees with changing fall colors on a farm near Wamego, Kan., Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013.

Pennsylvania

A man walks along Lincoln Street in Shamokin, Pa., Friday, Nov. 1, 2013, amid colorful maple leaves.

Connecticut

AP Photo/Republican-American, Jim Shannon

In this Oct. 22, 2013 photo, Connecticut fall foliage nears peak color in Peoples State Forest in Barkhamsted, Conn. Local Innkeepers, restaurateurs and conservation officials said this fall has been the best for foliage - and business - in at least three years.

France

A close-up of leaves in Champagne vineyards adorned with autumn colors, following the harvest in Mailly-Champagne near Reims, eastern France, October 31, 2013.

Washington, D.C.

On her first visit to the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, on November 7, 2013, Brenda Cope-Erwin looks at the name of her father, Robert J. Cope, who died during the Vietnam War when Brenda was six months old.

Washington, D.C.

Two tourists take a picture with colorful fall foliage on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., November 7, 2013. The foliage in the Washington area is almost at full peak with unseasonably mild temperatures.

Germany

A lone autumn leaf hangs on a branch as a cyclist and jogger make their way through the rain, November 3, 2013, in Wuerzburg, southern Germany.

Washington, D.C.

A couple sits on a bench surrounded by the fall colors of changing leaves around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., early Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013.

Ukraine

A girl carries a bouquet of leaves during a warm autumn day in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on October 21, 2013.