Yeah, it appear I mis-timed my visit to Stowe/Waterbury area to see a relative by 48 hours. That's pretty much what I saw up by the ski area. However, Richmond still had a nice show ongoing and the drive on VT-100 south of Waterbury was BEAUTIFUL. Will have to come back next year and try to take a day off in middle of week to deal with thinner crowd. And so I don't have to risk waiting until the weekend before rain/wind tear down the peak.
I also drove through US-2 and down I-93. Really pretty colors by Danville, VT with the view of snow-capped Mt. Washington. Unreal sights driving by Whites and through US-4 in eastern C NH.