Scenes of fall

An early morning frost covered the foliage of changing leaves at the base of Mount Washington in Bretton Woods, N.H. Thousands of tourists are expected in New England this weekend to look at the changing colors of autumn during the Columbus Day holiday.

Fall leaves hung on a tree in East Montpelier, Vt.

Larry Gilbert of East Montpelier, Vt., rode under a canopy of fall leaves in Calais, Vt.

Swirly clouds during a fall sunset in Hanover.

A tree – already bare – stood next to the First Congregational Church in Hanover.

The Old West Church is framed in fall color in Calais, Vt.

Tourists rode the tramway at Franconia Notch State Park as the autumn leaves began to change in Franconia, N.H. Thousands of people come to New England each year to see the fall colors.

A Massachusetts swamp shows off its color.

Fall colors can be seen on a tree in the Middlesex Fells Reservation in Winchester.

Vail shows its fall colors through a blanket of fresh snow in Colorado.

Colored fall leaves hang on a tree at the corner of Main Street and Benbow Avenue in Alton, Ill.

A pedestrian strolled along Lake Street past a tree with autumn leaves in Rouses Point, N.Y.

Along the waterfront in Boston.

A rainbow-hued tree shows its fall colors at the Northland Arboretum in Baxter, Minn.

Aspens at the Big Tesuque Trail above Santa Fe, N.M. The October foliage change is already attracting many hikers to the hiking areas at Big Tesuque and Aspen Vista. Ski Santa Fe will be running the chair lift from Oct. 5 to Oct. 13.