The seasons are changing, the leaves on trees are turning into beautiful orangish-yellow hues, the air is nice and crisp, and you know what that means… FALL IS HERE!!!! Autumn is by far my favorite season. After being in Australia last year, I did not realize how much I missed a typical northeastern fall. There is something truly magnificent about the months of September to November that I can’t exactly put a finger on. It may be the fact that I can wear oversized sweaters and cute booties all day every day or the pumpkin flavored items that come out.
After attending the University of Scranton for 4 years, I feel like I can officially share my favorite things to do around the Scranton area, as well as my favorite fall themed activities.
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Visit a pumpkin patch or go apple picking.
My favorite is Lakeland Orchard & Cidery or Roba Family Farms.
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Pumpkin carving or painting.
While you’re at a local orchard or farm grab a pumpkin! This way you and your friends can decorate it. Also, you can take the seeds out of the pumpkin and roast them (if that’s your cup of tea).
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Try making some apple cider from the apples that you picked.
I tried this one out and let’s just say that the apartment smelt heavenly but the cider itself was a little rough.
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Make some pumpkin flavored sweet treats or any sweet treats in general.
My one aunt makes these amazing pumpkin white chocolate chip cookies for Thanksgiving and I ask her every time for the recipe and maybe one day I will get it. More recently, my roommate has been making this amazing White Chocolate Oreo S’mores dip and I highly recommend looking up a recipe on Pinterest for it.
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Have a Halloween photo shoot!
My roommates and I are still in the process of figuring this one out, but I highly recommend going to the Estate, Rose Garden/Greenhouse or by the arch on Royal Way for some cute photo ops.
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Decorate your apartment to be either Halloween or Fall themed.
I forced all my roommates to decorate our apartment with cute pumpkins the minute fall began. Just go on Pinterest, grab some art supplies and decorate away!
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Go on a hike and experience the true beauty of Autumn.
My friends and I had gone to Campbell’s Ledge and are planning on going to Seven Tubs next. If you want something a little closer, I recommend Nay Aug, the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail or Lake Scranton.
There’s probably so much more that can be done in this area, and I’ll spend the next 3 years finding out. I highly recommend following @discovernepa on Instagram for some inspiration on activities to do in the NEPA region not just during the fall time, but all year round.