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Not far from the Lehigh Valley and just off the Appalachian Trail sits Hawk Mountain, which is not only a world-renowned bird sanctuary but also a much-loved destination for hikers, who treasure its mountaintop trails for the stunning vistas they afford.
In celebration of all things autumnal, many Hellertown businesses have decorated their facades with hay bales, mums, cornstalks, scarecrows and other festive symbols of the season.
One benefit of this year’s colder-than-average early fall (and late summer) temperatures has been an early start to the state’s colorful annual fall foliage spectacle.
Friday’s view was breathtaking from the atop the ridge that overlooks Camelback Mountain Resort in the Pocono mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania; a popular site for wedding ceremonies at the year-round resort in Monroe County.
The combination of warm days, cool nights and dry conditions seems to have triggered unusually early displays of fall color in the Saucon Valley, Upper Bucks County and beyond.
Fall fun for the whole family is what’s on tap at Neighbors Home & Garden Center’s Fall Festival in Hellertown on Saturday, Oct. 14.
How well do you know the Saucon Valley? Test your visual recognition skills by entering Saucon Sources Local Landmarks in the Leaves photo ID contest.
Fall colors are at or already past their peak in the Hellertown area, so if you haven’t yet had a chance to enjoy them you’d better do so soon.