Thursday, September 26, 2013
Traveling to Randolph Center, Vermont our first week in the
Green Mountain State while staying at Lake Champagne Campground.
Splashes of color among the fall foliage
A Vermont dairy farm at the foothills of Green Mountain
National Forest
Rivers, streams and brooks in the region provide great
recreation and good trout fishing for New England anglers as well as visitors
to the area.
Lake Champagne Campground in the village of Randolph Center
is indeed the “champage of campgrounds”
Excellently maintained, even the seasonal sites
Great views of the hills and mountains
Friday, September 27, 2013
The Trapp Family Lodge is a four-story resort catering
especially to winter visitors with cross country skiing and ice skating
facilities, indoor and outdoor heated pools and several other resort amenities.
Wagon tours provide scenic rides of the Trapp Family estate
Rooms to let for $100-$500 per night at Trapp Family Lodge
Year round vacation resort
A stop by the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory in
Waterbury, VT provided a guided 30 minute tour of the factory detailing each
step of the production process for making ice cream, the company’s founders and
its history and a bird’s eye view of the production equipment. Free samples are
provided at tour’s end. Alas, no production today.
Good to the last bite!
No longer owned by Ben & Jerry, but still good ice
cream!
Does this look like Ben and Jerry?
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Bragg Farm Sugarhouse in East Montpelier is an eighth-generation,
family-operated maple sugar house offering educational tours that describe the
history and practices of maple sugar production.
Free tastings of maple syrup samples led to purchase of
Vermont maple syrup produced to high quality and taste standards as set by the
state of Vermont. This stuff is expensive! You pay extra for maple syrup when
you order pancakes in the restaurant.
Lunch in Plainsfield, VT included delicious chicken tenders
so large resulting in two meals for the price of one.
Farmer’s Market in Montpelier vendors were selling mostly
organic produce and foods that were lacking good taste IMHO.
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Vermont has 10 designated byways in the state that provide
incredible scenery, historic sites, cultural experiences and recreational
possibilities including impossibilities for seniors like mountain hiking,
canoeing, kayaking and such. The Crossroad of Vermont Byway is an east to west roadway that literally runs
through the heart of the Green Mountains from Hartford to Rutland.
Quechee Dam in Quechee, VT
Covered bridges are commonplace in Vermont
Attaquechee River provides spectacular scenery.
Rutland is the “Marble City” of Vermont with immense
quarrying and finishing industries. The town has one of the few Walmart stores
in Vermont. It also has facilities for personal pampering as witnessed by
Bettye.
Grilled steaks for dinner were followed by smores around the
campfire – yummy dessert!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Floyd’s General Store in Randolph Center provided
opportunity to enjoy small bottled Cokes and peanuts – a country time favorite
snack for years.
The ladies journeyed to VTC Apple Orchard (closed) and
Liberty Apple Orchard (u-pick). Thus no apples, but there are apples aplenty to
be had and most varieties are delicious.
After seven days in central Vermont we head further south
about 100 miles in the Green Mountain State for ten days in the southern
portion of Green Mountain National Forest.
Happy trails!
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