NEW YORK
WITH the leaves adrift, the weather cooler and the price of gasoline more bearable, the countryside beckons. Within the most resolute urbanite there is often a yen to watch the swift descent from summer to autumn, and New Yorkers are well placed to observe the fall spectacle. Motorists can head toward the hills and waterways of New York, New Jersey and Conneticut. For those less inspired by autumnal views, picking apples or shopping for antiques and crafts can be part of a foliage field trip. The impulse, though, is to get out and about before the last flaming leaf has fallen.

