The Ozarks, Arkansas
Photograph by Peter Essick
Bathed
in moonlight and swollen with floodwater, the rush of Haw Creek Falls
announces the return of spring to Arkansas's Ozark National Forest.
These rugged mountains, which daunted early travelers, now serve as the
backdrop for a deciduous forest that, in autumn, bursts into a
kaleidoscopic palette of colors.
Did You Know? In 1861, Arkansas seceded from the Union to join the Confederate States of America. Take our quiz on the
U.S. South to learn more.
Vermont Cheese Trail
Autumn
colors tint the land around a hay barn in Berkshire, Vermont. Almost
1.5 million acres (610,000 hectares) of Vermont land are dedicated to
agriculture. Dairy farming is the primary agricultural industry here,
but Vermont is also the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.
Did You Know?
Calvin Coolidge's father and namesake, John Calvin Coolidge, opened the
Plymouth Cheese Factory with other local Vermont farmers in 1890. Learn
more about
Vermont cheese with our seven-question quiz.
Mount Hood, Oregon
Photograph by Marc Muench, Getty Images
Climbers
approach the peak of Mount Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon at
11,245 feet (3,427 meters) and the second most climbed mountain in the
world, after Japan's Mount Fuji.
Did You Know?
Mount Hood's last major eruption occurred in the 1790s, although
residents reported minor explosive activity in the mid-1800s. Take our
Mount Hood Quiz and learn more.
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