Isaac Cote, 9, scales a maple tree at his family's home in Monmouth on Monday.

Alexandra Linn, left, and Adrienne Beacham chat Monday on Main Street in Monmouth. Beacham was taking a stroll at her lunch break to take in the foliage. "It is beautiful," she said.

Dave Reed rides his bike under a giant maple tree covered with bright red leaves in Skowhegan on Monday. Motorists on U.S. Route 2 in Somerset County are being treated with bright fall foliage scenery.

Susan Goodwin of Brewer photographs foliage along the Kennebec River at the rest area on U.S. Route 2 in Skowhegan on Monday. Goodwin said she was returning home after three days camping at Mt. Blue State Park in Weld. "It was beautiful there and very busy with visitors," Goodwin said.

Sarah Pelletier surveys the changing foliage on Lake Cobbossee on Monday while carrying her daughter, Abigail, and accompanied by her husband, Ty, near their home in Monmouth. "I'm just loving it," Tyler Pelletier said.