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Vote for Your Favorite in GMC’s Fall Foliage Photo Contest!

October 21, 2021 by GMC Staff 13 Comments

There’s nothing more magical than Fall in Vermont, and we got so many amazing submissions to the first-ever Fall Foliage Photo Contest. We’ve chosen the Grand Prize Winner and now we need your help picking a Hikers’ Choice winner. Take a look at all the photos below, and use the link to vote for your favorite by Friday, October 29.

Update: Congratulations to Chadwick Estey, whose photo Fall Reflection of Kent Pond was chosen as the Hikers’ Choice Winner!

VOTE HERE

Your photos help us in our work to inspire others to responsibly enjoy Vermont’s green spaces — thank you to all who submitted. You can email us photos for use anytime at [email protected]. Want more photo inspiration? View winners of our general photo contest here.

Hikers’ Choice Finalists

stowe pinnacle
Foliage Peeping at Stowe Pinnacle, by Chadwick Estey
kent pond reflection
Fall Reflection of Kent Pond, by Chadwick Estey
snake and fallen leaves on the ground,
Mill River Falls, by Corey Wrigley
kent pond fall foliage
Kent Pond Island and Foliage, by Joey Priola
lake pleiad fall
Lake Pleiad, Emily Nuckols
journey's end in fall
“A Journey Begins,” Northern Terminus, by Nicole Losada
fallen leaves, trees, and skies
The Appalachian Trail near Pomfret, Larry Norton
trail crew in the fall clearing drains
Trail Crew clears leaves from drains, by Sheri Larsen
fall foliage
Early Fall Foliage by Tricia Katz
shelter in fog birch glen
Birch Glen by Emily Nuckols

 Grand Prize Winner

northern terminus in fall
“The End of the Line,” Northern Terminus, by Kurt Wehde

Filed Under: From the Field, People

Comments

  1. Kenneth Boyd says

    October 21, 2021 at 4:00 pm

    Birch Glen gets my vote. Very dramatic shot with the fog.

    Reply
    • Emily Nuckols says

      October 26, 2021 at 2:39 pm

      Thank you greatly!

      Reply
      • Chloe Miller says

        October 29, 2021 at 8:03 am

        Be sure to vote on our Google Form! https://forms.gle/SCVZnGWVecAF1AD2A

        Reply
    • Jeffrey P Pascoe says

      October 28, 2021 at 6:19 pm

      I agree!

      Reply
  2. john meyer says

    October 23, 2021 at 9:21 am

    Beautiful pic!!! Does ANYONE know year this marker was installed???

    Reply
  3. Matt "Stinky" says

    October 24, 2021 at 6:51 am

    Birch Glen by Emily sums up so many VT mornings. Second best – a garter snake by Wrigley? Had me laughing for the pun.

    Reply
    • Chloe Miller says

      October 29, 2021 at 8:03 am

      Be sure to vote on our Google Form! https://forms.gle/SCVZnGWVecAF1AD2A

      Reply
  4. Sharkey! says

    October 26, 2021 at 2:49 pm

    I just finished the LT SOBO and The Birch Glen shot was what I just walked thru!

    Reply
  5. Carlene Squires says

    October 27, 2021 at 6:38 pm

    I love the Birch Glen Shelter surrounded by fog!!

    Reply
    • Chloe Miller says

      October 29, 2021 at 8:04 am

      Be sure to vote on our Google Form! https://forms.gle/SCVZnGWVecAF1AD2A

      Reply
  6. Paul Hudspeth says

    December 2, 2021 at 9:53 pm

    Has the fan favorite been chosen?!

    Reply
    • Chloe Miller says

      December 3, 2021 at 9:42 am

      Yes! We announced on our social media. It was Chadwick Estey, Fall Reflection of Kent Pond! https://www.instagram.com/p/CVyhrKbsRSr/ Thanks for voting!

      Reply

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  1. Announcing GMC's Winter Photo Contest - Green Mountain Club says:
    February 1, 2022 at 11:31 am

    […] up to three frosty snaps by February 28. Winners will be announced by March 11, and we’ll run the Hikers’ Choice voting form again as well. All photo contest entries may be featured in GMC’s print and […]

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