Photos: Leaf-peeping social media users are clogging a Vermont back road. The town is closing it
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Fall Foliage Influencer Overcrowding A no-parking sign stands outside a private property, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Pomfret, Vt., that has become a destination for fall foliage viewers, clogging a narrow rural road. The town is closing the road to leaf peepers through mid-October because it says the increased traffic has caused significant safety, environmental, aesthetic and quality of life issues. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke) (Lisa Rathke/AP)
Fall Foliage Influencer Overcrowding A no-trespassing sign hangs on a gate outside a private property, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Pomfret, Vt., that has become a destination for fall foliage viewers, clogging a narrow rural road. The town is closing the road to leaf peepers through mid-October because it says the increased traffic has caused significant safety, environmental, aesthetic and quality of life issues. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke) (Lisa Rathke/AP)
Fall Foliage Influencer Overcrowding People and cars line a narrow road outside a private property in an undated photo, in Pomfret, Vt., that has become a destination for fall foliage viewers, clogging the rural road. The town is closing the road to leaf peepers through mid-October 2023 because it says the increased traffic has caused significant safety, environmental, aesthetic and quality of life issues. (AP Photo) (Uncredited/AP)
Fall Foliage Influencer Overcrowding A tour bus shares a narrow road with cars outside a private property in an undated photo in Pomfret, Vt., that has become a destination for fall foliage viewers, clogging the rural road. The town is closing the road to leaf peepers through mid-October 2023 because it says the increased traffic has caused significant safety, environmental, aesthetic and quality of life issues. (AP Photo) (Uncredited/AP)
Fall Foliage Influencer Overcrowding Cars line a narrow road outside a private property in an undated photo, in Pomfret, Vt., that has become a destination for fall foliage viewers, clogging the rural road. The town is closing the road to leaf peepers through mid-October 2023 because it says the increased traffic has caused significant safety, environmental, aesthetic, and quality of life issues. (AP Photo) (Uncredited/AP)
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