HILL COUNTRY
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other Nature’s autumnal coloration of leaves before she applies her cruel
winter grip is a visual gift typically associated with areas of the country that
actually experience four distinct seasons. In Texas, where for the most part
it’s oppressively hot and dry in September and October, green can abruptly
give way to brown, without displaying even a hint of the kaleidoscope of
oranges, reds, and yellows typical of a postcard New England fall. There are hidden pock-
ets of the state, however, where the trees, beneficiaries of just the right weather conditions,
offer one final, dramatic blush. Follow our photographers to these special places for some
of the best foliage in the state—from the Nolan River in North Texas and Garner State Park
in the Hill Country, to the Canadian River in the Panhandle and Guadalupe Mountains
National Park in West Texas.50 texashighways.com Photos:^ Pierce Ingram