Edit: I misinterpreted - my bad

I’m not an out of stater and I have been doing a lot of leaf peeping this season. The colors are so vibrant this year that I can’t help but take a few pictures.

Hi there Mr I’ll Make Assumptions About Random Reddit Posters! I made the weather update RE peeping earlier this afternoon half tongue-in-cheek. Live in Underhill. So stuff it in your leaf-clogged rain gutters.

Can’t say there’s anything wrong with appreciating the beauty of where you live wherever that happens to be!

Dude chill. Where did I say I have a problem with it? I literally said in the post I don’t care. I’m just curious since it seems unique to our state sub. I don’t really think I’m gatekeeping anyone by asking this question and saying nothing about thinking that it should be residents only. But hey if that’s the buzzword you just had to use then go for it.

I don’t want a sub for residents only. I’m curious to see what the split of folks here is and that’s about it.

I actually think the opposite and if you noticed a lot of the pics are from peoples houses/backyards.

But keep pushing the drama I know a handful of you love so much.

Most of us who have been posting live here. OP just wants to continue the drama.

Fair enough. I guess I just don’t see that as leaf peeping but instead just enjoying our home. Like you probably don’t come here looking for info on peeping because it’s just routine for you.

My mistake. Sorry about that. Will edit. Thank you.

Maybe you want a survey set up?

No you didn't. They know what they were doing.

Luckily my roof is too steep and near level with the trees so very few leaves end up in there! Plenty if room for stuffing.

Good to hear. Wish I was as lucky.

Lol you’re the one pushing drama. I’m genuinely curious about the question I posed with no ulterior motive.

sToP pUsHiNg DrAmA - said you in another comment.

I’m a tech idiot and didn’t even know that existed but, yes, that would have been more effective with less drama.

Well I don’t have a whole pharm full of rocks so you’ve got me beat there.

I’d say in more or a hobby rock pharmer.

I too have been very much enjoying peeping on some leaves and I am also a long time resident. What a wonderful time to be living in such a beautiful place, I am so grateful to be here amongst the colorful hills and valleys of Vermont! I like stopping to smell the roses too.

Dude, are you going to respond to every comment claiming that I’m starting drama? Seriously, you’re making WAY more drama than me.

Same, I've lived in this state my entire life and spent a bunch of time peeping this year. There are reasons I continue to live here lol

Why does it matter? I’d love to one day visit Vermont no different than you wanting to visit somewhere else.

Whether from VT or not, there is a lot of negativity. I didn’t see anything wrong with your question. There are a lot of posts from out of state and that is just my observation, I do not really have an opinion about it other than it is always the same questions about housing. jobs, winter…..asked on repeat!

Agreed. You know on a different note I live in Bennington and this is the only time we really see big numbers of tourists, not sure why. The monument? It is beautiful here in the fall. I’ve come to the conclusion that yes they are sort of a pain, but I almost kind of appreciate what they appreciate? People that come here to ski are a different story to me but people checking out the foliage don’t bother me as much. I often wonder what it’s like to see this for the first time, I bet it’s amazing. I mean if I went to Florida I think I would be one of those people probably impeding traffic a little bit checking out a palm tree because I’ve never seen one. I’m starting to wonder if I’m outgrowing my dislike for tourists. However I really don’t like how they drive 2 feet from my bumper. Maybe that’s how they do it over there though, I’ve never really traveled. I’m way off topic from the post but I had to say something about it.

I'm out of state, I post here all the time. I already posted my peak leaf peep for the season. There are a lot of out of state posts because lots of people associate Vermont with fun. I find the drama amusing as long as it stays mostly friendly.

Isn't the whole point of living in VT because of the killer fall weather and awesome maple trees ? By the way, I'm packing my bags so I can come visit this weekend. I plan toodle around at 31.5 MPH. Maybe shop around for an all cash buy on an investment property for Air BnB ( wink :-)

It doesn’t….

I’d love for you to visit KY some day. Lots of neat things to see.

I’d love to. Never been that way before. And I do love whiskey.

I’d say it’s half out of staters and half posts like these. Keep it up guys.

Come on out. Derby and bourbon are loads of fun. Why I say be a tourist.

Happy to do my part.

Like vermont, it's filled with out of town know it alls.

I have no idea why I’m subscribed to this sub but I love the posts. Can you explain leaf peeping? Is it like birdwatching for different tree leaves?

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Masshole here. Guilty. Sorry about that.

Level of depth has room to vary, but I think for most it's just a basic meditative reminder to breath or something.

🪵 Chuck

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The state would cease to function without transplants. 98% of Vermonters are awesome and don't care if you are a "flatlander". The rest troll this reddit sub.

Nothing wrong, but Native Vermonters sometimes like to jokingly make digs at out of staters to boost their egos. If you don’t like it just ignore.

I could never leave New England, especially Vermont. It just has such a different vibe that I can’t find anywhere else.

I thought the same thing. I’ve only seen a couple of out of staters post on here.

Lol if you think west coast and Puerto Rico are “well traveled” I think maybe you’re the odd one. Seems like a classic NYC mentality - “you simpletons can’t even fathom the real world”

Also nowhere am I claiming it’s bad to be from out of state so….

With legal weed I think a lot of locals have been leaf peeping

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VT lifer and even though I live in a very scenic area I usually 'play tourist' for one weekend every fall. My husband and our best friends, all natives, like to go on a long peeping ride. We usually get a big lunch and may also stop by an orchard, brewery, or country store. It's nice to indulge in the great things that we don't enjoy all the time whether it's a limited release brew, a chunk of cheddar right off the wheel, or going down that meandering road that you enjoy but don't have time for in your day to day routine. It's perfect timing to get out and be social before hunting season>holidays>winter hibernation, the leaves are a nice bonus.

Ayyyyy

What does "out of stater" mean anymore in 2022 (also what happened to flatlander?)? Vermont is so overrun now, the cat is out of the bag.

In this context I meant someone who is not actively living in Vt currently. Which I think was pretty obvious.

This seems like a good place to point out again that more than half of Vermont residents surveyed (survey, not census) indicated they were from somewhere else originally.

It's my favorite "nobody believes it" topic related to Vermont.

No, because when I say out of staters I specifically mean those who do not actively currently live in Vt

If you've been around the sub long enough to develop your hypothesis you'll also notice that people living in Vermont but not from Vermont are often considered out of staters no matter how long they've lived here.

This sub is not exclusively the domain of residents only. It can be about anything Vermont related.

Cool thanks I thought they checked all of our licenses before we subscribed.