New Reasons Foliage Seekers Fall For Pennsylvania (NAPSA)—Pennsylvania’s changing foliage creates a breathtaking backdrop for a variety of fun travel opportunities—and the fun can start before you even leave the house. Two of Pennsylvania’s popular seasonal resources, www.fallinpa. com and 1-800-FALL-IN-PA are ready to assist leaf peepers with their search for the best and brightest foliage. At the web site, web cameras capture state parks, scenic overlooks and college campuses, allowing visitors to discover where the foliage is in primecolor. A Driving Tours feature lets potential visitors obtain more than 30 scenic driving routes that best showcase Pennsylvania’s beautiful fall foliage. Tours range from short day trips to featured destination tours. Another web site element is the Getaway section. Guests can find a numberof fall overnight trips designed to showcase particular attractions within a region. By clicking on the designated tour, travelers can gather detailed directions, descriptions, mileage and road maps. Featured tours include: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, Crayola Factory, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Grand Canyon, Presque Isle State Park, Delaware Water Gap, Oil Heritage Region and State College. The web site also showcases hiking and biking trails, which capitalize on the state’s natural a ee a FRE Hawk Mountain, one of Pennsylvania’s scenic vistas. beauty. There are thousands of miles of trails throughout the state, ranging from easy to very challenging. This section also helps adventure seekers escape by winding through sweeping valleys and lush, old-growth forests. They can also climb far-reaching hills, mountains and gorges and discover gentle streams and whitewaterrivers. An Events section lets guests enter the dates of their visit and the region they plan to visit for a list of upcoming festivals and events. From September 12th through mid-November, the hotline will operate 24 hours a day. For information, call 1-800-VISIT-PA for a free copy of 2001 Pennsylvania Visitor’s Guide, highway map and the current events guide. In addition, Pennsylvania’s travel and tourism web site, www.experiencepa.com, provides web surfers with detailed information on attractions and events throughoutthe state.
