Morning fog rolls over an autumnal forest in Maine's Acadia National Park. The park is one of the nation's smallest, but can see upwards of three million visitors a year.

Autumn Forest

Morning fog rolls over an autumnal forest in Maine's Acadia National Park. The park is one of the nation's smallest, but can see upwards of three million visitors a year.
Photograph by Michael Melford, Nat Geo Image Collection

31 pictures from the Nat Geo archives that capture the beauty of our world

Parts of the Western Hemisphere have enjoyed the beauty of fall over the past several weeks, squeezing in their last gatherings outside in the crisp air before winter settles in.

Growing up, I loved bundling up, stepping out the front door and breathing in the freshness. Fall in the U.S. Northeast, in particular, conjures up images of clear blue skies, fall foliage, and occasionally fog. Michael Melford captured this foggy scene beautifully in Maine's Acadia National Park, the highest rocky headlands along the Atlantic coastline of the United States.

As a child, my classmates and I would ditch our jackets around noon as the sun shone bright in the sky. It was the perfect

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