08/26/2026
When we lived overseas, one of the things I unexpectedly missed was American fall.
Not just the changing leaves—I missed apple picking, corn mazes, fall festivals, ridiculous amounts of pumpkin spice, and Halloween decorations that somehow appear in the middle of August.
In Moscow, it often felt like we went almost directly from summer to snow. Kosovo gave us some beautiful foliage, especially in the mountains, but in the part of Israel where we lived, fall as I knew it was practically nonexistent.
Now that we’re back, I feel even more determined to make the most of it.
That doesn’t necessarily mean planning a major vacation. Sometimes it means finding a town within a few hours of home, booking a cozy place to stay, and spending a weekend hiking, eating apple cider doughnuts, wandering through a festival, or admiring an unreasonable number of pumpkins.
This week’s Guidepost is all about "The Great Fall Weekend"—including four very different places to experience it and how to plan a short getaway that doesn’t leave you needing another vacation afterward.
Subscribe using the link in the comments, and tell me: what is the fall tradition you would miss most if you lived somewhere without it?
